Scientific Explenation Of The Origins Of The World Flashcards
What is the Big Bang theory
An enormous explosion started the universe around 15 billion years ago
What are the main scientific explanation for the origins of the world
The Big Bang
Evolution
Natural selection
How can you prove the Big Bang
The looking at very technological telescopes you can see stars from many years ago
What is evolution
Darwin’s theory of the gradual development of species over millions of years
How can we prove evolution
Through fossils and DNA
What is natural selection
He way in which spices naturally select the best characteristics in order to survive
Scientific theories about the origins of the universe leads some pope le to doubt God’s existence because :
- they offer alternative explanations of how the world and humans came to exist, with no reference to God
- science offers evidence that can be seen or proven in the same way
Some Christian’s believe that scientific theories are compatible with God. What do they believe
- the bible’s description of the creation of the world is more of a story
- the six days of creation were stages not actual periods of time
- science describe how the world came to exist and the bible explains why
What do creationists believe
That scientific explanation of the world are wrong because they conflict with what is written in the bible