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