true/false
science is consistent with christian faith
TRUE
the evolutionary explanation for the beginning of life
that something came from nothing
Isn't _________________ anti-science
Christianity
who invented the calculus
Issac Newton
Are science and religion incompatible?
Some faith systems are incompatible with science, but Christianity is not one of them.
Is the bible a book of science?
False- the Bible as we saw in earlier chapters, presents an overarching story a meta-narrative that the world and everyone in it from the perspective of a sovereign God and his plan for the world.
The second law of thermodynamics
its a scientific law that states that the amount of usable energy in a closed system will decrease over time
Are faith and science locked in ____________ _________
Mortal combat
Defined elements, compounds, and mixtures
Robert Boyle
who were some early scientists committed to a christian worldview.
-Huxley
- John W. Draper
-Andrew D. White
Is faith a role in naturalistic science?
true
the "panspermia hypothesis" for the origin of life.
the belief that life exists throughout the universe and has been dispersed by interstellar bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids,and comets.
Problems with _____________ Evolution
Theistic
Discovered the electron, invented the mass spectrometer, and found the first evidence for isotopes.
J.J Thomson
What is the "RNA world hypothesis" for the origin of life?
A theory that proposes that early life was based on RNA instead of DNA and protein
"irreducible complexity" points to intelligent design
True
spontaneous generation
Its the belief that non-living matter produced living matter though purely natural process.
faith plays a role in _____________ ___________
naturalistic science
Invented positional cloning.
Francis Collins
What modern scientific principles are based on a christian worldview?
1. science is consistent with the christian faith
2. naturalistic science is based on faith
Are the different interpretations of the creation story compatible?
false- young-age creationism, progressive creationism, and theistic evolution are quite different.
primordial soup
a theory that proposes that life arose from a water-based sea of simple,organic molecules.
"_____________ ___________" points to intelligent design.
Irreducible complexity
Invented the electric battery and wrote the first electromotive series.
Alessandro Volta
What are the different christian interpretations of genesis 1.
1.Young-age creationism
2. Progressive creationism
3. Theistic evolution
4.Intelligent design