Origins Flashcards
Who was Charles Darwin?
Travelled on The Beagle to the Galapagos and studied animal variation across the islands. Developed the theory of evolution by natural selection which said that animals adapt to their environment. The best adapted will pass on those adaptations and is summarised by ‘survival of the fittest’.
What is a scientific materialist?
Someone who only understands the world in a scientific way and accepts things verified by science.
What group of people support evolutionary theory and think God is not needed?
Darwinist.
What groups believe in both science and religion?
Christian scientist and liberal Christian.
What do liberal Christians believe?
They believe that the Bible is symbolic meaning it has something to teach but it’s not all factually accurate.
What is a literally true view of the Bible?
The view that the events in the Bible happened as they are written and no interpretation is needed.
On which day did God declare: “Let there be light”?
The first day.
What did God create on the second day?
The clouds, sky, water above and below.
On what day did God say “Let the land produce vegetation”?
The third day.
On what day did God make “two great lights”?
The fourth day.
What do we know the “two great lights” as and what are their purpose, according to Genesis 1.
The sun and the moon. To govern the night and day.
On the fifth day, God created two types of animal. What were they?
Fish and birds.
What does the term revelation mean?
“To lift the veil”- this means that revelation lifts something from over our eyes and allows us to see the truth.
It also means “to discover something that was previously unknown”
What is general revelation?
This can be experienced by anyone at any time and doesn’t involve direct contact with God. It is an awareness of God’s existence and some say that our conscience is God’s voice trying to guide us.
What is ultimate revelation?
Jesus is considered by Christians to be the ultimate revelation as he was God incarnate, walking on earth, talking to humanity, spreading the message of God.
What are examples of special revelation?
Dreams, visions and miracles
Moses and the burning bush
Moses receiving the 10 commandments on mount Sinai
What is special revelation?
Rare and special form of revelation which involves direct contact with God and not everyone experiences it as it only happens if God allows it.
What are examples of general revelation?
Nature - by looking at God’s creation we can gain an insight into the nature of God.
Bible - reading the Bible tells us how to behave e.g. the 10 commandments.
Gods actions - by reading about how god acts as we can learn how we should act.
Who taught that the sun, moon, planets and stars revolved around the earth and what evidence did they use to support it?
Ptolemy. Astronomical observations and maths.
What did Nicholas Copernicus teach?
That we orbit the sun and we are not the centre of the universe.
Were Nicholas Copernicus’ calculations for each planet’s orbits correct?
Yes, only a little off.
How did Galilei Galileo observe Venus and Jupiter?
A telescope.
What was Galileo’s book about and why was it put on the index of prohibited books?
Dialogue between Ptolemy and Copernicus and it was seen to challenge the Catholic Church.
What were Newton’s three laws of motion?
1st - objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest unless acted upon
2nd - force = mass x acceleration
3rd - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
