Origins Revision

Question 1

Literal Christian

Answer 1

Christians who believe that the Bible contains the actual word of God and that these words are all factually correct.

Question 2

Liberal Christian

Answer 2

Christians who believe that that some stories in the Bible should not be taken in a literal sense. Instead, they should be understood symbolically.

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.

Question 4

This religion believes that there was no creator god to explain the origin of the universe.

Answer 4

Buddhism

Question 5

The Fossil Record

Answer 5

History of life as documented by fossils; the remains or imprints of organisms from previous geological periods preserved in sedimentary rocks.

Question 6

The age of the universe according to Creationists.

Answer 6

Between 6,000 and 10,000 years old.

Question 7

How old is the universe according to the the Big Bang Theory?

Answer 7

13.8 billion years old.

Question 8

Christian Fideism

Answer 8

A view of religious belief that says that faith must be held without the use of reason. Faith creates its own justification.

Question 9

The story of creation in Islam.

Answer 9

Allah sent angels to Earth to collect seven handfuls of soil, all of different colours. With that soil Allah made the first man, Adam, breathing life and power into him. Eve, the first woman, was created from the side of Adam and lived with him in paradise. Adam and Eve disobeyed Allah.

Question 10

How long did it take God to create the universe according to Genesis?

Answer 10

6 days. He rested on the 7th day.