Design Flashcards
What are the 3 key thoughts in Design?
- Traditional overlapping relationship between science and religion.
- ID is powerful, yet limited.
- Christian ID models are informed by the Bible.
Who is Antony Flew?
An atheist who became a deist at the end of life, because of discoveries made by biologists- Only God can create something so complex.
“The only satisfying explanation for the origin of such ‘end-directed, self-replicating’ life as we see it on earth is an ___ ___ ___.” -Antony Flew
Infinitely intelligent mind.
Who wrote “The Blind Watchmaker?”
Richard Dawkins.
What does Dawkins compare the blind watchmaker to?
Blind evolutionary processes.
“The complexity of living organisms is matched by the elegant efficiency of the ___ ___.” -Richard Dawkins.
Apparent design.
Where are the best design passages in the Bible? Name 3.
- Psalm 19.
- Wisdom of Solomon 13.
- Romans 1.
“Through all that is created, the ‘___ ___ ___ ___’ can come to know God.” -Pope John Paul II
Eyes of the mind.
“If human beings with their intelligence fail to recognize God as Creator of all, it is not because they lack the means to do so, but because their free will and their ___ place an impediment in the way.” -Pope John Paul II
Sinfulness.
ID and Natural Revelation are powerful, as it is even recognized by those like ___ and ___.
Dawkins, Flew.
ID and Natural Revelation involve taking a(n) ___ jump.
Epistemological.
ID and Natural Revelation prove the existence of a creator. True or false?
False, they are not proofs, just arguments.
How is ID and Natural Revelation limited?
It only points to Someone, Someones, Something, or Somethings.
What is the Baconian hermeneutic?
The use of science in Biblical interpretation.
The Baconian hermeneutic operates at an ___ level, meaning it has no impact on the overall Message of Faith.
Incidental.
