Chapter 12 Study Guide

All four Christian theories dealing with creation affirm what?

Which of the following early scientists held to a Christian worldview?

The modern theory of evolution proposes that species have evolved through which of the following mechanisms?

_____ demonstrates that small changes can accumulate within a species but these changes don't lead to a new species.

Science assumes nature operates in unpredictable ways.

Which of the following scientific assumptions are consistent with the Christian faith?

Which of the following verses present Jesus Christ as the creator of everything both visible and invisible?

Mutations tend to produce which of the following?

Many naturalistic scientists believe that life first arose in a(n) ______ or water based sea of simple organic molecules

The theory that non-living matter produced living matter is known as _______.

Which of the following scientists is generally recognized for establishing the scientific method?

Because of their belief in polytheism, early scientist assumed the laws of nature governed the universe.

The _______ is an argument for God's existence that begins with the premise that design requires an intelligent designer

According to the _____, we can observe the universe only because it exists in a way that allows us to observe it exist.

Intelligent design is incompatible with the theory of theistic evolution.

Because of the lack of evidence form the chemical origin of life, some biologists propose the theory of _______.

Adam and Eve are not depicted in the Bible as historical people.

The _______ is an argument for God's existence that compares the design of a watch to the design of the cosmos.

According to progressive creationism, God used the naturalistic mechanism of evolution to bring about life on earth.

In 1952, Stanley Miller and Harold Urey were able to create living organisms by combining electricity and gases.

The ________ is a theory that proposes early life was based on RNA instead of DNA & protein.

We can assume DNA is product of intelligence b/c it's analogous to human language, the product of unintelligent minds.

Which of the following verses tell us sin entered the world through Adam & was atoned for through Christ?

Science has no testable theory for why the laws of physics exist or operate as they do.

Complex machine-like structures are best explained by an intelligent designer.

In the 18th century era, known as the ________, faith in science & human reason began to replace faith in God.

_____ is the belief that small adaptive changes are capable of accumulating over time to produce entirely new species.

The __________ says that the amount of usable energy in the universe is decreasing = must have been time when it began.

What does science assume about the nature of the universe?

Who originally formulated the watchmaker argument?

Which of the following stories has been used to support the faulty dichotomy between science and religion?

In which of the following verses does King David marvel over the universe created by God?

Science has only recently ben viewed as an enterprise that is incompatible with Christianity.

What following concepts challenge the notion that complex biological systems (e.g., the eye) could've gradually evolved?

Which of the following is best explained by an intelligent designer?

The Bible is a book of science.

Life is based upon an information-rich code found inside DNA that provides building instructions for molecular machines.