Materialists' belief about the origin of atoms

no one knows how atoms began to exist

It's what is "anthropic fine tuning"

The cosmos is uniquely suited for human life to exist

The Big Bang Theory asserts that ____.

There was no space, no time, and no matter before the Big Bang

Edwin Hubble discovered _____.

the galaxies are moving away from Earth

“The confidence with which scientists hold their theories is no gauge of their truth" means ____.

Just because a person believes a theory is true doesn't make it so

It's how or when scientific laws began to exist

established from the beginning of the universe

NOT one of the fine-tuning parameters mentioned in The Privileged Planet

presence of H2O in any state of matter

Theists' belief about the origin of atoms

God caused the atoms to begin to exist

Scientific laws are _____.

descriptions of the way in which the universe functions

The Big Bang Theory does NOT say _____.

all of the other answers are correct

Thesis of The Privileged Planet

Earth is designed for complex life and for scientific discovery

Materialists don't like the idea that the universe had a beginning because ____.

God is a contender for the cause

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The idea that attempts answer to the question, "What is the thing from which everything else comes?"
string theory
Big Bang Theory
Steady-state theory
worldview
2
Materialists' belief about the origin of atoms
atoms have always existed
no one knows how atoms began to exist
God caused the atoms to begin to exist
The Big Bang caused the atoms to begin to exist
3
An impersonal God created everything, including the natural laws, but He does not interfere in His creation
pantheism
materialism
deism
theism
4
It's what is "anthropic fine tuning"
Galactic Habitable Zone has hundreds of other Earthlike planets
universe contains the exact settings required for abiogenesis
Cosmic universe-generating entity would inevitably produce such a universe
The cosmos is uniquely suited for human life to exist
5
The Big Bang Theory asserts that ____.
An inflaton field expanded 10-43 seconds after Big Bang
The universe is self-creating; it began this process with the Big Bang
God created the universe in six literal, 24-hour days
There was no space, no time, and no matter before the Big Bang
6
A personal God created everything and He continually interacts with and His creation
materialism
deism
theism
pantheism
7
Edwin Hubble discovered _____.
Jupiter has 82 moons
the galaxies are moving toward Earth
the galaxies are moving away from Earth
there are likely billions of galaxies
8
"Those most closely associated with the rise of modern science were overwhelmingly _____."
deists
Christian
atheists
pantheists
9
Einstein’s advice about believing what you hear in the media or what everyone else believes
Think for yourself
Science is not always reliable
Just because a person believes a theory is true doesn't make it so
Scientists do not always like the interpretation of evidence
10
How are atoms distributed throughout the universe?
diffusion
supernovae
pulsars
osmosis
11
_____ is a MEASURED number
20 pencils
20 windows
20 desks
20 meters
12
“The confidence with which scientists hold their theories is no gauge of their truth" means ____.
Science is not always reliable
Just because a person believes a theory is true doesn't make it so
Think for yourself
Scientists do not always like the interpretation of evidence
13
It's how or when scientific laws began to exist
came into existence as needed
developed over time
established from the beginning of the universe
existed eternally
14
How do Dr. Gonzalez and Dr. Richards assert that atoms are made?
synthesized in stars
all atoms were made in the Big Bang
nebular collapse
an alien laboratory outside the Oort cloud
15
NOT one of the fine-tuning parameters mentioned in The Privileged Planet
presence of H2O in any state of matter
ratio of the masses of protons and electrons
mass excess of neutrons over protons
gravitational force constant
16
_____ is an EXACT number
10 meters
10 inches
10 miles
10 eggs
17
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible choices for the universe's existence?
panspermia
blind necessity
purpose or intention
inexplicable accident
18
Theists' belief about the origin of atoms
no one knows how atoms began to exist
The Big Bang caused the atoms to begin to exist
God caused the atoms to begin to exist
atoms have always existed
19
god and matter exist in unity, that matter and god are one and the same
theism
deism
pantheism
materialism
20
“I was merely thinking God's thoughts after him."
Johannes Kepler
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
Nicolaus Copernicus
21
Scientific laws are _____.
rare exceptions to common experience
temporary restrictions on elementary forces
descriptions of the way in which the universe functions
limited in scope and sequence
22
The Big Bang Theory does NOT say _____.
God does not exist
the cause of the initial Big Bang
all of the other answers are correct
God exists
23
Materialists and theists agree that _____.
matter exists in strings
matter began to exist
matter is eternal
matter is temporary
24
Thesis of The Privileged Planet
God created the universe in six literal, 24-hour days
Earth is designed for complex life and for scientific discovery
Life was seeded on Earth by intelligence from elsewhere in universe
Earth occupies no special place in the universe
25
Materialists don't like the idea that the universe had a beginning because ____.
the multiverse is just a myth
the string theory is unproven
God is a contender for the cause
they can't explain inflationary cosmology
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Matter is self-creating, the natural laws are responsible for everything in the universe
materialism
deism
theism
pantheism

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