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world view

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our core belief about how the world works

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biological evolution:

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population characteristics change over time

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microevolution

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changes in characteristics (traits) within a population

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macroevolution

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changes in characteristics are large enough to result in a new species

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science can only be used to…

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answer questions that are testable (using empirical evidence)

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examples of things that cannot be answered by science

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aesthetics, morality, existence or absence of God

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methodological naturalism

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-event I am currently observing has only natural causes
(everyone in science)

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metaphysical naturalism

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belief that ALL events have only natural causes
-requires faith that science fully explains the nature of reality

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what, like faith, is outside of science?

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metaphysical naturalism

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the debate between christianity and evolution often falls into a…

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false dichotomy: limits discussion to only 2 opposing perspectives while ignoring additional perspectives

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recent creation

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the biblical story of creation is scientifically accurate

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what do recent creationists believe about creation?

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-God created the world in 6 literal days
-age of life is 6,000-10,000 years old
-earth may have been created with an appearance of age
-fossil record created by the flood

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recent creationists view on evolution

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only small evolutionary changes in organisms

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progressive creation

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our belief of origins must NOT ignore the evidence in nature

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progressive creationists view of creation:

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-each day of creation indicates a long day or days were spread apart
-age of life is old

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according to _____, living organisms are created via combination of evolution and divine intervention

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progressive creationists

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evolutionary creation

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science and scripture offer 2 views of the same thing with a different emphasis

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evolutionary creationists view on creation

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-age of life is old
-accepts the fossil record AND origin of organisms as described by evolution
-God crated a world where things could evolve

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misconception: evolution is “just a theory”

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a scientific theory has undergone extensive testing and is supported by a huge amount of evidence

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misconception: “evolutionists do not believe in God”

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-faith is lower among scientists compared to nonscientists

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about ___% of biologists believe in God and Heaven (has not changed much since early 1900s)

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30%

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evolutionary thinking is used in many areas such as

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conservation, agriculture, pollution control, and medicine

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Charles Darwin education history

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-he failed at studying medicine
-graduated as a minister
-spent time with naturalists

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Charles Darwin sailed around work on _________ and did what?

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-H.M.S beagle
-Observed plants, animals, and fossils along the way

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voyage of the Beagle:
-Darwin was tasked with mapping the South America coast -took 5 years
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why was Darwin invited on the Beagle?
as a naturalist and sophisticated company for the captain
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Darwin did or did not invent evolutionary?
DID NOT; was around way before (he just described a way evolution could happen)
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Darwin and atheism
* He was not an atheist, and did not rule out God * He seems to support evolutionary creationism
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philosophy of species back in Darwin's day
* species were created perfect (so they would not evolve) *only a few people suggested evolutions of one species to another
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who was evolution first suggested by?
the Greeks, thousands of years before Darwin
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philosophy of geology in Darwin's Day
-Significant geology features were created by the flood -Landscapes did not significantly change after flood
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what did Hutton say about geology?
-recent landscapes were changing very slowly * Example: We find river in valley, since rivers slowly make valleys by washing away dirt
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people claimed that species could NOT change at all, but...
Darwin realized that he could change characteristics on purpose (selective breeding)
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artificial selection:
humans have evolved species by choosing who reproduces *Species can change
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artificial selection:
humans have evolved species by choosing who reproduces * Species can change
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some individuals are better at
surviving and making offspring, so their traits will be more common in the next generation
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Darwin's idea of natural selection
natural selection accomplishes the same thing as artificial selection without human intervention
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what did Darwin notice about the Galapagos islands?
*Different islands had similar finches that were slightly different on each island *Differences seemed closely related to what finches ate (beak size differences)
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Darwin's hypothesis about the finches:
finches on all islands must have come from a common ancestor but changed to fit their environment
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what book did Darwin publish after 2 decades of thoughts and experimentation
On the Origin of Species
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4 observations: the fundamental principles of natural selection
1.Individuals within populations vary 2.Some variation can be passed on to offspring (inheritance) 3.Not all offspring survive 4.Survival and reproduction are not random
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variant:
each different type of individual in a population
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2. variation passed to offspring: Darwin studied pigeons:
Fan tailed pigeons are more likely to have fan tailed offspring *Genes allow traits to be passed to children (he did not understand how this worked)
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example of observation 3: not all offspring survive
Trees make millions of seeds, but only a few sprout. -Even fewer grow into full grown trees.
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with unlimited resources, 2 elephants...
could grow to 15 million elephants in 500 years (but the environment can't support that many)
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4. survival and reproduction are not random:
some variants are more likely to survive and reproduce -individuals that survive long enough to reproduce are not random:
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(4) selective pressure
non random influence on who survives and reproduces
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(4) fitness
survival and reproduction of one variant compared to other variants
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(4) adaptations
-traits that increase fitness -make variant more likely to survive and reproduce
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natural selection ______ new traits
CANNOT MAKE
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what creates new traits?
mutations or sexual reproduction (mixes traits)
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Natural selection can only select for traits that
already exist in a population -Dodo birds went extinct because they had no traits that made them wary of hunters * Natural selection could not select for a trait that kept Dodo birds safe from hunters since it did not exist
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natural selection results in
populations that are better fits in their current environment
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traits that increase survival in one environment...
may cause problems in another environment
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most adaptations are tradeoffs between
success in one situation versus another
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swallow example (why adaptations are a tradeoff)
North American swallows are adapted to eat flying bugs, but they must migrate in winter when all local flying bugs die
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adaptations are limited
by organism's underlying biology (MUST be modifications of existing structures and pathways)
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example of pandas (how adaptations are limited by underlying biology)
pandas developed a "thumb" since they hold bamboo, but the thumb is made from a wrist bone and is a variation based on existing structures
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natural selection progresses toward a goal?
NO, it has NO goal
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natural selection is "blind":
 Cannot see what adaptions might be needed in future  Only adaptations that are useful NOW are selected for
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natural selection in passive
no organism is choosing to adapt
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we cannot determine if an adaption is helpful or not without
knowing the environment

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