Theories
Scientists who theorize about the beginning of the universe
Who are Cosmologists?
A proposed possible explanation or theorized statement for what a scientist has observed
What is a Hypothesis?
A law stating that the combined total of matter and energy in the universe is constant
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
Which is NOT a Limitation of Science?
•Science can only deal with what can be observed
•Science cannot prove universal negatives
•Science can make value judgments
Not a Limitation of Science:
•Science can make value judgments
(Science CANNOT make Moral Judgments)
A belief a person holds based on their experience or knowledge
What is a Bias?
A theory about the universe beginning from a gigantic explosion-like event about 15 billion years ago
What is the Big Bang Theory?
Scientific observations recorded as detailed descriptions and measurements
What is Data?
Principle that all natural processes proceed toward a state of greater disorder (greater entropy) because everything in nature tends to degenerate
What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
Which is NOT a Limitation of Science?
•Science cannot make value judgments
•Science cannot make moral judgments
•Science can provide ultimate truths
Not a Limitation of Science:
•Science can provide ultimate truths
(Science CANNOT provide ultimate truths)
A belief that a person believes is true, even though they can’t prove it
What is a Presupposition?
The principle that natural laws and processes today were the same in the past, too
What is Uniformitarianism?
A working representation of what a scientist thinks is going on in an observation
What is a Model?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, just changed from one form to another
What is Conservation?
Which is NOT a Limitation of Science?
•Science cannot provide ultimate truths
•Science is never in error
•Scientific is fallible
Not a Limitation of Science:
•Science is never in error
(Science CAN make errors. It IS fallible.)
This theory has serious scientific problems to both Christians and non-Christians because it requires nature to operate contrary to scientific laws
What is the Big Bang Theory?
Any person or idea that relies on human values without considering spiritual things or the Bible’s truth
What is Secular?
A hypothesis that has been tested and found workable
What is a Theory?
The principle that all things tend to die, become more disordered, fall apart, and run down
What is Degeneration?
Which is NOT a Limitation of Science:
•Scientific models are true representations
•Science is limited by God
•Science is subject to biases
Not a Limitation of Science:
•Scientific models are true representations
(Scientific Models are NOT Reality)
Interpreting biblical data to state or imply that the earth’s Creation occurred millions or billions of years ago
What is Eisegesis, or reading ideas into Scripture that God did not intend?
The three Biblical Origins theories
What are the Gap Theory, Day-Age Theory, and Theistic Evolution?
A theory that has become well established from accurate predictions in experiments or that is readily accepted by a majority of scientists
What is a Law?
The measure of disorderliness of a system
What is Entropy?
Which is NOT a Limitation of Science?
•Scientific models are not reality
•Science is limited by God
•Science is not subject to biases
Not a Limitation of Science:
•Science is not subject to biases
(Science IS Subject to Bias)
The Bible does not contradict this science because it uses the truth of God’s word as evidence
What is True Science?