Truth Project Science Flashcards
The study of science is the systematic study of the ______ and _______ of the physical world
structure and behavior
in order to support ones conclusions about the origins of life in the study of science, one is to use _____ and _____
observation and experiment
both carl sagan and del tackett used an appeal to _____ and ______ language to sway listeners opinion on the origins of life
wonder and assumptive
what are the two options to explain the origins of life
- there was a beginning
2. it has always existed
what are the two conclusions that science can come to in its study of the origins of life?
- transcendent creator
2. created itself
a record of how ancient philosophers tried to answer this question is illustrated in a painting by ….
raphael
______ believed that you could understand the world through the study of the realm of particulars
aristotle
_____ believed you could understand that world through the realm of universals
plato
what is the stated purpose of the scientific process
to reveal scientific laws and truths
an early assumption based upon observed data
hypothesis
observations that have confirmed the original assumption
theory
the observation will always produce the same results
law
does someone have to have evidence of the origins of life in order for a law to work?
no
who made an argument for design by using a watch
paley
how did this person for their argument
no one could look at a watch and say that it was made by anyone else other than its designer
who responded to the argument of design with a blind watchmaker
dawkins
how did this person for their argument
despite the appearance of design, it has actually evolved over time
who said that evolution was proven through the fossil record and contemporary molecular biology
sagan
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
crick
according to the theory of directed panspermia how did cells begin on earth
placed here by aliens
what is the problem evolutionists have when using the fossil record to prove evolution
missing links
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
berlinski
who used the theory of punctuated equilibrium to actually state the problem of the fossil record
gould
how does the theory of punctuated equilibrium address the problem of the fossil record
the reason missing links font exist is because changes happened immediately and spontaneously
who quoted darwin himself in the book darwins black box to question that validity of evolution
Behe
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”
numerous
successive
slight modifications
the principle explained in the question above is known as _________ _______
irreducible complexity
who said the darwinian myth will be ranked as the greatest deceit in the history of science?
lovtrup
name three of the outdated icons of evolution that show the theory is not holding true
- 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
why is the study of science a worldview battle
because evolution destroys any foundation for a standard of ethics and morality.
