What is truth?
What do we call something that is true for everyone?
Objective truth
What event shows the universe had a beginning?
The Big Bang
What is intelligent design?
The idea that some features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not chance.
What are moral values?
Beliefs about what is right and wrong.
What is evolution?
Evolution is the idea that living things change over time, and that different species may have developed from earlier forms of life through processes like natural selection.
True or False: Two opposite ideas can both be true at the same time.
False
According to the book, everything that begins to exist must have a what?
A cause
What does “fine-tuning” in the universe mean?
It means the conditions of the universe are set very precisely in a way that allows life to exist.
What does “objective morality” mean?
Right and wrong are true for everyone, not just personal opinion.
What is natural selection?
When organisms with helpful traits survive and reproduce more.
What is it called when someone says, “Truth is different for everyone”?
Relativism
What does creation point to?
A Creator
What is the difference between a natural cause and an intelligent cause?
A natural cause happens through physical processes without intention, while an intelligent cause involves a mind or designer making something on purpose.
If there is no God, according to the moral argument, what happens to morality?
Morality becomes subjective (based on opinion or culture).
What is macroevolution?
The idea that one kind of creature changes into a completely different kind over time.
If someone says, “There is no truth,” what problem is there with that statement?
They are claiming their statement is true.
What argument says the universe is too ordered and complex to be random?
The Design Argument
According to intelligent design, why is DNA important evidence?
Because it contains complex coded information.
What does the moral argument say best explains why humans have a sense of right and wrong?
A moral lawgiver (God).
What is microevolution?
Microevolution is small changes within a species over time, such as changes in size, colour, or traits within the same kind of organism.
What famous rule says something cannot be both true and false at the same time?
The Law of Non-Contradiction
Where do objective moral laws come from?
A moral lawgiver (God)
What is one argument an atheist might use to explain fine-tuning without God?
The multiverse theory (the idea that many universes exist, and we just happen to be in one that supports life).
Why is it difficult for atheism to explain objective moral laws?
Because in a purely natural system, there is no ultimate source for universal moral standards.
Which is generally supported by the Christian view: microevolution or macroevolution? and Why?
Microevolution
(Because most Christian views accept small changes within species, but question large-scale change from one “kind” of organism into another.)