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Origins Dr. Watson Spring 2019 > Midterm > Flashcards

Midterm Flashcards

1
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What is the full title of Darwin’s book on evolution?

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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

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What is Darwin’s definition of biological evolution?

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Descent with modification

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What is natural selection?

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“Preservation of favorable variations and the rejection of injurious variation”

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According to Darwin, when does natural selection occur?

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When there’s
overproduction and
variation among individuals of species

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What is known as a favorable variation that enhances chance of survival/reproduction?

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Survival of the fittest

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6
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Who was the first to propose natural selection? When?

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Edward Blyth

Before Darwin’s OoS came out in 1859

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Darwin believed that man is an animal. What did Edward Blyth believe about man?

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That man is a special creation

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Edward Blyth believed that man is a special creation. What did Darwin believe about man?

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That man is an animal

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9
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Natural selection can only “select” for (or against) what?

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something that already exists

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What four things was Darwin asked about evolution?

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QUESTION___(his answer)

What causes the variation in the organism? (Inheritance of acquired characteristics)
Is this change limited? (no)
Where are the transitional fossils? (they will eventually be found)
How do you explain the appearance of design? (Natural selection gives the appearance of design)

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According to Darwin, what causes the variation in the organism?

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Inheritance of acquired characteristics (law of use and disuse)

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According to Darwin, are there any limits to evolution?

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No. Darwinism is based on the concept that there are no limits.

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How did Darwin respond when asked where the transitional fossils are?

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they will eventually be found

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14
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How did Darwin explain the appearance of design?

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Natural selection gives the appearance of design

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Species vs. Kind: Human classification term

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Species

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16
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Species vs. Kind: Genesis classification term

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Kind

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Species vs. Kind: Group of similar organisms which interbreed freely in nature

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Species

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18
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Species vs. Kind: biologically capable of producing offspring between two different species

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Kind

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19
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What is Baraminology?

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The study of created kinds

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20
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Who believe that there was no global flood?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Progressive creationists

Gap theorists

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Who believes that there was a second creation?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Gap theorists

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Who believes in the Big Bang?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Progressive creationists

Theistic evolutionists

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Who believes that Adam existed?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Gap theorists

Progressive creationists

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Who believes that Adam did NOT exist?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Theistic evolutionists

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25
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Who believes that God created the earth?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Gap theorists

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26
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What is the definition of religion (faith)?

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People’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and device involvement in the universe and human life

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27
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What is a worldview?

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A way of thinking and behaving based on one’s knowledge, beliefs, and experiences

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What are the 7 Cs of worldview?

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Creation
Corruption
Catastrophe
Confusion
Christ
Cross
Consumation
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29
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What is materialism?

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The belief that only matter is real and all explanations come from interaction

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30
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What is naturalism?

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Scientific laws that can explain all phenomena

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31
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What are the two worldview?

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Naturalistic and Biblical

32
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What is knowledge?

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Study of God’s order and reasonableness in his physical universe?

33
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What allows us to study science?

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“uniformity of nature”

34
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What are the two types of science?

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Operational and Historical

35
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What are four parts of operational science?

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Observable
Testable
Repeatable
Falsifiable

36
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What is historical science?

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An attempt to explain the past based on the present

37
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What is a model?

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A set of presuppositions used to explain/predict scientific facts

38
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What do evolutionists believe started the existence of our solar system?

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Nebular Hypothesis

39
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What is an apologia?

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“Christianity defensively stated”

40
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What is the doctrine of Biblical creationism? (statement 1)

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“Supernatural creation of all things in six literal days by the God of the Bible, approximately 6000 years ago.”

41
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What is bara?

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first creation: that which requires divine activities

42
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What is asah?

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second creation

43
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What is the nature of Biblical creation?

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Supernatural
Sudden
Superficial appearance of age

44
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What is the Hebrew word for day?

45
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How many times is yôm used as a numerical adjective?

46
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How many times is yôm used as “evening and morning”?

47
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How is Genesis 1 written?

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Narrative (not poetry)

48
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What are the 6 days of creation?

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  1. Earth, Space, Time, Light
  2. Firmament
  3. Dry Land, Plants
  4. Sun, Moon, Stars
  5. Fish, Fowl
  6. Land Animals, Man
49
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How is Hebrew narrative written?

50
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How is Hebrew poetry written?

51
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Who proposed the Gap theory?

A

Thomas Chalmers

52
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Who wrote the reference Bible?

53
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What is the correct translation for Genesis 1:2?

A

was, not became

54
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How long ago does Ross believe man’s spirit evolved?

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40,000 years ago

55
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What is the biggest proponent of theistic evolution?

56
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What is the biggest proponent of theistic evolution?

57
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Who created BioLogos?

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Dr. Francis Collins

58
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Who is tied to final deportation of Judah in 584 BC?

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Archbishop James Ussher

59
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How old is the earth according to the evolution model?

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4.56 Billion yrs

60
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Who old is the Big Bang according to the evolution model?

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13.7 billion yrs

61
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Who is associated with catastrophism?

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George Cuvier

62
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Who established uniformitarianism?

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Charles Lyell

63
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What is uniformitarianism?

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the present is the key to the past

64
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What is an axiom?

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something to be true simply because it has to be true

65
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What is neocatastrophism?

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the notion that rare high magnitude events have played an important roll in landscape evolution

66
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What is radiometric dating?

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“the process of estimating the age of the rocks from the decay of their radioactive isotopes”

67
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What type of rock cannot be radiometrically dated?

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sedimentary

68
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What are the three assumptions of radiometric dating?

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Constant rate of decay
Closed system
Knowledge of initial starting conditions

69
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What is the age of the earth according to radiometric dating? What is this based on?

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4.56 billion yrs. based on the canyon diablo meteorite

70
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71
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What is a lightyear?

A

the distance light can travel in a year (a distance measurement)

72
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How fast is the speed of light?

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186,000 mi/sec

73
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What is “c” in e=mcˆ2?

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the speed of light

74
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What is the time-light problem?

A

This light should’ve taken billions of years

75
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What is CKD (Speed of Light Decay)?

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speed of light may have been greater in the past

76
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What is GTD (Gravitational Time Demarcation)?

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time may have flowed more slowly in the past

77
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What is ASC (Anisotropic Synchrony Convention)?

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instantaneous, one-way travel of light

Origins Dr. Watson Spring 2019 (3 decks)

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