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What is a worldview?
A worldview is the overall perspective that a person uses to interpret the world and upon which he makes decisions.
What is a hypothesis?
It’s an initial explanation for a scientific observation that gives them direction for tests and predictions.
How can two different scientists study the same rock formation and give two different explanations for how it formed?
Scientists base their explanations on their worldviews.
True or false: Presuppositions are what we assume to be true according to our worldview
BET
True or false: the only useful data is measured data
miss me with that
A Christian's worldview is based on what?
The Bible
What other command does the work of science fulfill when we use it to help people?
LOVING OTHERS
Contrast measured data and descriptive data.
Scientists usually use instruments to obtain measured data. This kind of data is typically a number with a unit. Descriptive data is usually a word description of an observation, not a number.
What verse is the Creation Mandate?
Genesis 1:28
the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools.
What are the features of a good definition of science?
A good definition of science should state what science is and how and why it is done. Definitions of science are determined by worldview.
What is the glory of God?
the wonder of His greatness and goodness
True or false: Redemption applies only to the salvation of our souls
Falssssssse
Give the major themes in the Bible that frame a Christian worldview.
Creation
The Fall
Redemption
Bonus points for mentioning the Flood (bc Earth Science (clock THAT tea)
True or false: A theory or model is absolute truth
That's CAP-THE BIBLE IS!
Why do scientists make hypotheses?
Scientists make hypotheses to get them started answering a scientific question.
What does it mean that a theory or model is workable?
A workable theory or model helps us understand the world.
What is the main difference between scientific theories and laws?
Scientific theories explain things that we observe, while laws describe the relationships between physical quantities or other observations.
How do most Christian scientists believe the Grand Canyon was generally formed in terms of time?
A short period of time (bonus pts. for saying and with a lot of water)
How can you tell by just looking at a graph whether something is changing quickly or slowly?
The steepness of the line (Bonus pts. for SLOPE)
How would a Naturalist/secular scientist believe the Grand Canyon was created?
a little water over a long time.
What is the Gap Theory, and give one reason why it is dangerous for Christians to believe.
The Gap Theory is the idea that there’s a long time gap between Genesis 1:1 and Gen. 1:2 with its own history, people, Satan bringing sin to the world, etc. It’s dangerous to believe because it undermines the plain reading of Scripture and can weaken trust in God’s Word by prioritizing human theories over biblical truth.
True or False: Studying Mars’s surface with robotic rovers is not part of exercising good and wise dominion
FALSE FRFR
What could happen if a scientist doesn’t collect enough data?
Collecting insufficient data gives a scientist an incomplete picture of what he is studying. It will skew his understanding of the problem, likely causing him to come to wrong conclusions. His explanation may fail to give accurate predictions.
Where was Tilly Smith's family on vacation when they experienced the tsunami we learned about in her interview?
PHUKET THAILAND