Theology
What are the three answers to this question: does God exist?
1-Yes
2-No
3-Maybe
Philosophy is the search for _______ and the nature of _______.
Truth, reality
________ is the study of how and why we make moral choices.
Ethics
In order to create something, you need _________, _________, and a ___________ to start the process.
(Think of the 3D Printer story!)
Materials, information, designer.
Our worldview feeds our actions in the same way that ______ feed the fruit of a tree.
Roots
Someone who does NOT believe there is a God is called an _________.
Atheist
Ideas, thoughts, and beliefs can be said to be true only if they correctly represent ______________.
Reality
True or false: You cannot follow the law of God and be loving at the same time.
False
BONUS: Describe why.
What man popularized the theory that all life evolved from a single, common source?
Charles Darwin
The over-arcing story of Scripture is also called a _____________.
Metanarrative
What is the difference between a polytheist and a monotheist?
Polytheist: believes in many gods
Monotheist: believes in one god
BONUS: Is Christianity the ONLY monotheistic worldview?
True or False: Sincere belief and strong opinion are good ways of determining truth.
False
The belief that each person can decide for themselves what is right and wrong is called ______ __________.
Moral relativism
Describe the experiment that falsely proved that life could "spontaneously generate."
Francesco Redi did an experiment with rotting meat and maggots.
1 Peter 3:8 says that we should defend our faith with __________ and ___________.
Gentleness and respect
Which 3 attributes of the God of Scripture start with "omni"?
Omnipresent
Omniscient
Omnipotent
BONUS: what does each of them mean?
We gain knowledge through experience, authority, and reason, and we can then use knowledge to determine what is __________.
True
Moral absolutes are moral standards that are true for _____ people, at _____ times, in ______situations.
All
True or False: belief in intelligent design is a matter of blind faith.
False
What is a fun fact about Mrs. Fohr?
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Name two things in our world that point to the existence of God:
Inherent Morality
The Bible
What are the three answers to the question: what is the nature of reality?
Reality is physical (materialism)
Reality is spiritual (gnosticism)
Reality is both physical and spiritual
How does the existence of moral values point to the existence of God?
Because if objective moral values exist, then there must be a moral Lawgiver.
Describe the difference between macro and micro evolution:
Macroevolution: the belief that small, adaptive changes are capable of accumulating over time to produce entirely new species
Microevolution: the belief that small adaptive changes over a relatively short time within a species’ gene pool that do not lead to wholly different organisms
Psalm 40 talks about how when we praise the Lord for what He does for us, people will do what?
"many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him."