Origins and Meanings 2 Flashcards
Omnipotence
- The belief that God is all powerful
Transcendence
- Existing outside of space and time
- God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists, above and beyond creation
Creation ex nihilo
- Creation out of nothing
- Before God created the universe, nothing existed. Only God can create out of nothing
Evolution
- The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species in over time to suit particular environments
Imago dei
- In the image of God. The belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of Go’s personhood
- Unlike the other animals, human beings are rational, free and moral
Who is Charles Darwin?
A famous scientist in 1800s and created the theory of evolution
How did Charles Darwin come up with the theory of evolution ?
By going on a voyage to observe and collect different types of plants and animals, where he found 15 different species of finch with different shaped beaks that matched the food they ate.
What did Charles Darwin also call evolution?
Survival of the fittest or natural selection - when surviving organisms of the species pass on the genes to their babies
What did Pope John Paul about evolution?
” There are no difficulties in explaining the origin of man, in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution
Who is Richard Darwin?
A modern day atheist scientist who has worked on the theory of evolution
What does Richard Darwin say about evolution?
When a new organism/ species emerges, sometimes random genetic codes slip in. Some of these can help the individual of the species to survive, while others make no difference to that survival.
Why is Richard Darwin an atheist?
Human are just packets of genes trying to survive and Darwin says that there is no such thing as soul or any evidence of one.
Why may Catholics say in response to Darwin ?
- From a limited human point of view, things may look random but we don’t have the same intelligence as god that allows us to understand his way of thinking.
- Soul isn’t a scientific study so science isn’t in a position to say anything about souls. Soul is a different dimension of reality - spiritual, another world, a share in the life of god, God’s breath in our body
Who is Lemaitre?
George Lemaitre was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, physicist and astronomer.
What is Lemaitre known for?
First person to formulate the idea of an expanding universe and what was to become the Big Bang There of the origin of the universe
What do Catholics think about science?
Catholics have no contradictions between science and Genesis because Genesis is theology to show why things are the way they are and not how. It is for God to show the world had a beginning , which God invites to explore , and that creating the world was a creative act of omnibenevolence