Religion And Science Flashcards
Scientific theories about the origins of the world?
Big Bang theory
Evidence -
Red shift
Cosmic background radiation l
Scientific theories about the origins of humanity?
And atheist quote
Evolution - Darwin!
“You cannot be sane
and well educated and disbelieve in evolution”
Richard Dawkins
What is creationism?
God created the world in 6 days
-as described in Genesis
Evidence for evolution?
Fossils! Show animals have evolved
Christian arguments against evolution?
Fossils are explained by the flood
Genealogy - family tree add up to 6000 years
7 days is symbolic
Evidence for Christians being ignorant
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed”
Nietzsche
What is theistic evolution?
Alister McGrath
God gave animals the ability to evolve
Evidence for science and religion being compatible
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind - Einstein who is Pantheistic
Evidence for science and religion not being compatible
“If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people” -Gregory house -atheist
Opinion with evidence of religion and reason being compatible
You cannot argue religion with reason. Religious extremists cannot be reasoned with. They have twisted ideologies
911 2996 people died
“Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings” - victor Stenger
Christian quotes on humans and animals (4)
“Everything that lives and moves will be good for you”
“The man gave names to all the livestock”
“Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the land”
“Get up Peter. Kill and eat.”
Quaker quote on animals (2)
“Animals and ourselves are all intimately connected and the way in which we treat all of those things reflects on ourselves and consequently God”
“God did not put me on this earth to go destroying its children”
Animals testing and Christians (for and against)
“Every human act of irresponsibility towards creatures is an abomination” -father lanfranco serrini
“Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky”
How can you link anthropocentrism to religion and science arguments
“God created man in his image”
Humans are the centre of everything.
So should rule over everything
Vivisection ?
Testing on animals for medical or scientific purposes
Anti vivisection
Belief that medical or scientific testing on animals is wrong
Animal testing opinion with evidence
It’s wrong for cosmetic
Anthropic principals is wrong and the world wasn’t created for us
“Animals should have rights on basis that they are sentient and can suffer” Peter singer
Stewardship ?
Someone who looks after something or someone else
Dominion?
To have the authority or Control over something
Christian beliefs and quotes about trying to stop global warming (2 quotes)
“May we cherish and respect this planet and its people through Jesus Christ our Lord” - stop global warming and respect the planet God gave us
“If we destroy creation, creation will destroy us” Pope Francis
- stop global warming or it will destroy us
Christian beliefs about not helping stop global warming (1 belief and a quote)
God is omnipotent and can stop it
“Global warming is an expensive hoax” -Donald trump - Presbyterian
Evidence for global warming
Ten hottest years have occureed in the past 14 years
