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Bible, Science, and Humanities Test 1
Bible, Science, and Humanities Test 1
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Descirbe the deistic divine clockmaker myth falsely attributed to Newton.
God doesn't mess with universe after he created it
God did not create the universe
God hated his creation so he stopped being part of it
God keeps the world turning like the hands of a clock
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Describe Newton’s view about the cosmic force of gravitation. (more than 1 answer)
Viewed it as an inherent quality of matter
Newton rejected ether and thought God caused gravitation.
He thought there was a magnet at Earth's center.
He believed in the concept of the ether.
3
What are the kinds of theoretical problems addressed within normal science (all that apply)
Determination of significant facts
Articulation of theories
Matching facts with theories
Reoccurring applications of an accepted theory
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What is a crucial question that Kuhn says a scientific community needs to answer?
How do entities interact w/ each other and with the senses?
How does the world work?
All of these
What are fundamental entities that compose the universe?
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which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to the secularization of science
immorality of priests&religious doctrine of the afterlife
The emphasis of human knowledge and ability
Changes from conservative to more radical politics
inconsistencies in the Bible itself
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Why does Kuhn say pre-paradigm investigation is something less than science?
because it leaves now room for new discovery
it relies on religion to explain natural phenomena
scientists have little motivation to make discoveries
basic facts arent understood or held between scientists
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How did Tertullian view the Classical sciences?
Believe God was the creator, but sci could explain phenomena
Believed pagan philosophers gained arrogance from studies
Rejected it and focused on the divinity of stars, sun, moon
Attacked pagan philosophers for vanity and divinity of stars
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Explain the Hypatia's death
Hypatia spoke out against Christianity as she was a heathen.
Hypatia was caught in a political crossfire
Bishop Cyril killed Hypatia for her scientific learning
Not a myth. Hypatia's death ended Classical Sciences
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What was Tatian's view of the classical sciences?
Religion was the ultimate source of knowledge
He basically agreed with Tertullian
Classical sciences could be used for argumentation
Pagan philosophers became arrogant from study of philosophy
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Who was Leibniz?
Was critiqued by Kuhn as a historian of science
Disproved the myth of Hypatia's death
Helped shift the creation paradigm to the Big Bang
told Newton God lacked foresight if he had to mess w/ world
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Which Classical Christian author believed God was the creator and science should just accept it
Basil
Tertullian
Augustine
Tatian
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What was Augustine's view of the Classical sciences?
Christians can love science and God
Christians could study sciences when served higher purpose
the church should never use knowledge acquired by pagans
Christians should never study sciences
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Which of the following are NOT characteristics of a new paradigm
It's unifying and more comprehensive that previous paradigms
it is quickly accepted by the scientific community
state new fundamental beliefs
leaves things to be solved/ explored
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What is the traditional concept of scientific development that Kuhn is criticizing?
Disproving myths brings about scientific development
Scientific development is a gradual process
Scientific development happened after a "revolution"
Its impossible for 1 person to make a scientific discovery
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What roles does a paradigm play in education and research in some particular science?
They make research more difficult
Paradigms are bad for education bc no one understands them
They state the basics so that everyone is on the same page
Kuhn made up paradigms and they therefore don't play a role
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According to Lindberg, what are the classical sciences
Sciences studies by the greeks, math and astronomy
Natural philosophy and earth science
Math and physics
Studies by Greeks and Romans, natural philosophy and math
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Why did Newton pursue alchemy?
He thought it would replace normal chemistry
He though it could turn lead into gold
He didn't pursue alchemy
He thought it held promise in the study of matter
