New Vocabulary! Flashcards
What is the Universe?
The place in which everything we know of exists
What is the Bible?
The holy book of Christianity, the world’s largest religion.
What is Genesis?
The first book of the Bible
What is vegetation?
Plant life
What is Firmament?
The sky
What is Ex Nihilo?
to come from nothing
What does Literally mean?
Absolutely true
What is Empirical Evidence?
Evidence we can detect with our senses
What does verified mean?
Proven to be true with sound evidence
What does falsified mean?
Proven to be false with sound evidence
What does Literal mean in terms of Genesis?
The Genesis creation stories are literally true, meaning they happened as the Bible describes
What does Symbolic mean in terms of Genesis?
The Genesis creation stories didn’t actually happen, but they symbolise something such as how special the universe is.
What is a singularity?
A small point from which everything is believed to have come from.
