Darwins "dangerous Idea"

Question 1

Young vs old earth

Answer 1

Young earth:

1. Species created separate
2. Designed by a creator 6000 years ago
3. Variety of views on natural selection

Old earth:

1. Earth is geologically ancient
2. Variety of views on evolution (progressive creationism and theistic evolution)

Question 2

Give an example proving design reveals a designer

Answer 2

Paley’s blind watch maker

Question 3

Irreducible complexity

Answer 3

Can explain how eye is made without God even if it’s complicated, but you can’t do this for everything

Question 4

Scopes trial (1930) Tennessee (3)

Answer 4

Teacher jailed for teaching evolution

Us constitution forbids establishment of religion

Students taught that it’s a hypothesis with no evidence

Question 5

Is religion and science compatible? (3)

Answer 5

Evolution is slightly compatible with religion

Evolution is compatible with god

Evolution is not compatible with orthodox views

Question 6

Why are we on this planet? (4)

Answer 6

Evolution is blind

External events produce new unpredicted trajectories

No goal/orientation

Humans are not the pinnacle of evolution

• anthropocentric vs evolutionary views
• were the “3rd chimpanzee”

Question 7

What’s stopping natural progress?

Answer 7

Helping others is stopping progress

Artificial selection improves progress (nazis)

Question 8

Is there a tape of life? (2)

Answer 8

Blind watchmaker

Life’s solution/ convergent evolution

Question 9

Have humans stopped evolving?

Answer 9

Variation in fertility

Famine and drought

Disease persists

Hygiene and medicines

Inter-connected populations (increase diversity)