Darwin Flashcards
What is Darwin’s Famous book? What year was it published?
The Origins of Species
1859
What ideas did the origin of species introduce?
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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What ideas did the origin of species introduce?
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
•Refers to creator 7 times
What is the Psalms 19 Factor?
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
•Struggling with intelligent design is a major part of Darwin’s story
What is Dawkins Thesis?
Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist
What is the Lamoureux Anti-Thesis?
Darwin made is possible to be an intellectually fulfilled theist
What is Darwin’s Science during the beginning of his work based off of?
Paley’s Science
What is Paley’s Conflated 3 Premises (Categories) about nature?
1) Intelligent Design
2) Perfect adaptation (anti-evolution, the world already works perfectly)
3) Beneficence (good and happy world)
What is Paley’s Conflated 3 Premises (Categories) about nature?
1) Intelligent Design
2) Perfect adaptation (anti-evolution, the world already works perfectly)
3) Beneficence (good and happy world)
* The premises are conflated and Darwin has trouble separating ID from it
What it the Horrid Doubt Problem?
Suggested by Darwin’s as the inability of the mind to be trusted for truths (1) on the subjects of God and Design
(2) to make grand conclusions (metaphysical conclusions)
How did Christians and Pastoral Implications of Darwin’s work affect his religious beliefs?
Christians gave Darwin
•Mistaken view of Origins: Progressive Creation
•Mistaken view of Design: Paley’s conflation
•Mistaken view of Hermeneutics of Gen1–11