Truth Project Science Flashcards

1
Q

The study of science is the systematic study of the ______ and _______ of the physical world

A

structure and behavior

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2
Q

in order to support ones conclusions about the origins of life in the study of science, one is to use _____ and _____

A

observation and experiment

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3
Q

both carl sagan and del tackett used an appeal to _____ and ______ language to sway listeners opinion on the origins of life

A

wonder and assumptive

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4
Q

what are the two options to explain the origins of life

A
  1. there was a beginning

2. it has always existed

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5
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what are the two conclusions that science can come to in its study of the origins of life?

A
  1. transcendent creator

2. created itself

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6
Q

a record of how ancient philosophers tried to answer this question is illustrated in a painting by ….

A

raphael

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7
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______ believed that you could understand the world through the study of the realm of particulars

A

aristotle

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8
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_____ believed you could understand that world through the realm of universals

A

plato

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9
Q

what is the stated purpose of the scientific process

A

to reveal scientific laws and truths

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10
Q

an early assumption based upon observed data

A

hypothesis

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11
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observations that have confirmed the original assumption

A

theory

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12
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the observation will always produce the same results

A

law

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13
Q

does someone have to have evidence of the origins of life in order for a law to work?

A

no

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14
Q

who made an argument for design by using a watch

A

paley

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15
Q

how did this person for their argument

A

no one could look at a watch and say that it was made by anyone else other than its designer

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16
Q

who responded to the argument of design with a blind watchmaker

A

dawkins

17
Q

how did this person for their argument

A

despite the appearance of design, it has actually evolved over time

18
Q

who said that evolution was proven through the fossil record and contemporary molecular biology

A

sagan

19
Q

in arguing about the complexity of creating a cell in a evolutionary way, who came up with the theory of directed panspermia to explain about how cells being on earth

A

crick

20
Q

according to the theory of directed panspermia how did cells begin on earth

A

placed here by aliens

21
Q

what is the problem evolutionists have when using the fossil record to prove evolution

A

missing links

22
Q

who stated that there was a lack of evidence of the estimated 50,000 changes required to transform from a sea creature to a land creature

A

berlinski

23
Q

who used the theory of punctuated equilibrium to actually state the problem of the fossil record

A

gould

24
Q

how does the theory of punctuated equilibrium address the problem of the fossil record

A

the reason missing links font exist is because changes happened immediately and spontaneously

25
Q

who quoted darwin himself in the book darwins black box to question that validity of evolution

A

Behe

26
Q

in the quote, darwin stated “if it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not have been formed by ______, __________, ________ _______ my theory would absolutely breakdown”

A

numerous
successive
slight modifications

27
Q

the principle explained in the question above is known as _________ _______

A

irreducible complexity

28
Q

who said the darwinian myth will be ranked as the greatest deceit in the history of science?

A

lovtrup

29
Q

name three of the outdated icons of evolution that show the theory is not holding true

A
  • huxleys icon of apes becoming man
  • haeckels embryos proved to be fake
  • there is no scientific evidence that vertebrae limbs show evolution, they only look alike
  • the peppered moths were actually tacked to trees
  • there is no evidence for darwins tree of life
  • darwins finches do not show evolution, only an oscillation within the same species
30
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why is the study of science a worldview battle

A

because evolution destroys any foundation for a standard of ethics and morality.