Which is not a strength of the Scientific Method?

There is always an element of guesswork in science

Which of these did Richard Dawkins not say when talking about religion and faith?

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”

What is a liberal interpretation of the bible?

Reading the Bible metaphorically

Genesis 2 gives a different story from 1. What other limitations does it have?

Written when people had a very limited understanding of the universe

Which of these shows Evolution and religion to be compatible?

God uses Evolution to create life

What are the four steps of the scientific method?

Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Verification

Which of these is a compatibalist view of religion and the big bang?

Humans have the ability to study the world and make sense of it

What is God of the Gaps?

If Science can't explain God does

Which of these is not a strength of a liberal interpretation of the bible?

You run the risk of changing the story and the word of God

Which of these is not included in Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

Humans were created individually for other species

Which of these is a limitation of Genesis 1

No scientific proof to support a literal interpretation

Which of these is a strength of the Cosmological Argument?

Accepted as a matter of faith by religious people

Which of these is not an implication of Genesis

The earth is 4.55 billion years old

What is the Theory of Evolution?

Scientific theory explaining life on earth

Which is a limitation of the Theory of Evolution?

Theories can change and, in some cases, be discounted altogether

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1
A Creationist view says God created the universe & us in 6 literal days out of nothing.
False
True
2
Which of these is a strength of the Teleological Argument?
Even if there was a designer who says it has to be God?
Backed by faith
Just being the universe looks designed doesn't mean it is
If the universe is designed then it isn't very good
3
Hume states that religion is riddled with false complex ideas. What example did he give?
Bible
Cross
Church
Angles
4
Which is not a strength of the Scientific Method?
Evidence has to ne tested by peers to make sure its correct
Grounded in facts
Bases statements on what is observed
There is always an element of guesswork in science
5
What is another name for the Design Argument?
The Teleological Argument
The Telescope Argument
The Telepathic Argument
The Telephone Argument
6
We looked at a creation story. What was it?
Genesis 2 and 4
Genesis 1 and 3
Genesis 1 and 2
Genesis 2 and 3
7
What is another name for the cosmological argument?
But God Argument
St Thomas Aquinas Argument
Cosmo Argument
First Cause Argument
8
What does William Paley compare the universe to?
An Eye
A Pocketwatch
An Iphone
A Sunflower
9
Which of these did Richard Dawkins not say when talking about religion and faith?
“People who believe there is any truth in religion are deluded.”
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
anyone who believed in a creator God is “Scientifically illiterate”
faith as “one of the world’s greatest evils”
10
Which of these is not used as evidence of the Big Bang?
Red Shift
The Devil
Microwaves Cosmic Background Radiation
Entropy
11
Having a creationist view results in the belief in fixity of species and what else?
Big Bang theory
Evolution
Survival of the Fittest
Young Earth
12
Who first challenged the Church's geocentric view of the universe?
Copernicus
Ochkam
Hume
Galileo
13
What is a liberal interpretation of the bible?
Reading only the New Testiment
Reading the Bible word for word
Reading the Bible metaphorically
Only reading the third verse on every page
14
What evidence does NOT support Evolution?
Biblical Evidence
Fossil Evidence
Physiological Evidence
Biogeographical Evidence
15
Genesis 2 gives a different story from 1. What other limitations does it have?
Provides humans with special status
Provided simple answers to important questions
Written when people had a very limited understanding of the universe
illustrates the power of God
16
Which of these shows Evolution and religion to be compatible?
Evolution doesn't need God
Life occured by dumb luck
Evolution happens by chance
God uses Evolution to create life
17
What are the four steps of the scientific method?
Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Vote
Observation, Hypothesis, Experience, Verification
Open a Book, Hypothesis, Experiment, Verification
Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Verification
18
Which of these is a compatibalist view of religion and the big bang?
The six days in Genesis are days of 24 hours
Humans have the ability to study the world and make sense of it
The world was made between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago
The Bible exists to give us facts
19
The Meteor Crater in Arizona helped scientists work out the age of the Earth to be what?
4004 Years Old
6000 Years Old
4.55 Billion Years Old
13.5 Billion Years Old
20
What is God of the Gaps?
If Science can't explain Magic does
If Science can't explain God does
If God can't explain Magic does
If God can't explain Science does
21
In Genesis 1 we mainly looks at the creation of what?
Human
Animals
Aliens
Universe
22
Which of these is not a strength of a liberal interpretation of the bible?
You run the risk of changing the story and the word of God
Can be passed on by word of mouth from one generation to the next`
Helps us to understand creation in a simple way
Conveys the hidden meaning behind the story
23
Which of these is not included in Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
Humans were created individually for other species
Life on Earth Evolved
Life Evolved from non living material
All life forms share the same ancestors
24
The Liberal position: God used Big Bang & Evolution as mechanisms to create the universe & us.
False
True
25
Which of these is a limitation of Genesis 1
No scientific proof to support a literal interpretation
Easy to understand
Explains why humans are different from others species
Similarities can be found in other creation stories
26
Genesis 2 looks more at the creation of what?
Universe
Humans
Dinosaurs
Planets
27
Who does not translate the bible literally?
Liberalists
Fundamentalists
Creationist
28
Which of these is a strength of the Cosmological Argument?
Accepted as a matter of faith by religious people
Contradicted by science
Why God as a first cause? Maybe the universe caused itself?
Maybe the universe is infinite
29
Which of these is not an implication of Genesis
The earth is 4.55 billion years old
God created humans in His image
Human beings are the dominant species by God's deliberate choice
The world has a definite beginning
30
How many years ago was the "explosion" starting off the Big Bang Theory
10 Billion
13.5 Billion
20 Billion
5.5 Billion
31
Which of these does not feature in Aquinas' Cosmological Argument.
The Argument from Possibility and Contingency
The Pusher of Dominos
The Uncaused Causer
The Unmoved Mover
32
What is the Theory of Evolution?
Scientific theory about the universe
Scientific theory explaining God
Scientific theory explaining life on earth
Scientific theory about how plants grow
33
Which is a limitation of the Theory of Evolution?
There is scientific evidence
Theories can change and, in some cases, be discounted altogether
Advancement in scienfe has clarified and reinforced natural selection
Evidence from geologics and palaeontologists also support evolution
34
What is Ochkam's razor?
Longest Answer is Correct
Shortest Answer is Correct
Complex Answer is Correct
Simplest Answer is Correct
35
What does Hume use to explain why science is always right?
Hume's Spoon
Hume's Knife
Hume's Fork
Hume's Spork

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