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the principle that natural laws and processes today are the same as they have always been

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uniformitarianism

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the belief that scientific inquiry is the only path to truth

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scientism

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3
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the reasoning process that goes from general to specific

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deductive

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4
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any idea or activity that is not related to a religion or religious teaching

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secular

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5
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the law of thermodynamics that states the conservation principle that matter and energy are neither being created or destroyed

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first law of thermodynamics

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6
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the perspective from which a person interprets all evidence in life

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worldview

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7
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an idea that is held to be true or is taken for granted when making decisions or arguing to a conclusion

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presupposition

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8
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the total knowledge of a man’s observations of the physical world

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science

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9
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the belief that only physical,material,or measurable things are real

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materialism

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10
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the measure of the disorderliness of a system

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entropy

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11
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the reasoning process that goes from specific to general

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inductive

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12
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the belief in the authority and reliability of something because it is believed to be trust worthy

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faith

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13
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the law of thermodynamics that states that all things are moving toward a state of greater entropy

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second law of thermodynamics

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14
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an error in reasoning

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fallacy

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