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What is the full title of Darwin’s book on evolution?

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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

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What is Darwin’s definition of biological evolution?

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Descent with modification

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What is natural selection?

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“Preservation of favorable variations and the rejection of injurious variation”

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According to Darwin, when does natural selection occur?

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When there’s
overproduction and
variation among individuals of species

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What is known as a favorable variation that enhances chance of survival/reproduction?

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Survival of the fittest

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Who was the first to propose natural selection? When?

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Edward Blyth

Before Darwin’s OoS came out in 1859

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Darwin believed that man is an animal. What did Edward Blyth believe about man?

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That man is a special creation

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Edward Blyth believed that man is a special creation. What did Darwin believe about man?

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That man is an animal

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Natural selection can only “select” for (or against) what?

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something that already exists

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What four things was Darwin asked about evolution?

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QUESTION___(his answer)

What causes the variation in the organism? (Inheritance of acquired characteristics)
Is this change limited? (no)
Where are the transitional fossils? (they will eventually be found)
How do you explain the appearance of design? (Natural selection gives the appearance of design)

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According to Darwin, what causes the variation in the organism?

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Inheritance of acquired characteristics (law of use and disuse)

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According to Darwin, are there any limits to evolution?

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No. Darwinism is based on the concept that there are no limits.

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How did Darwin respond when asked where the transitional fossils are?

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they will eventually be found

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How did Darwin explain the appearance of design?

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Natural selection gives the appearance of design

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Species vs. Kind: Human classification term

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Species

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Species vs. Kind: Genesis classification term

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Kind

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Species vs. Kind: Group of similar organisms which interbreed freely in nature

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Species

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Species vs. Kind: biologically capable of producing offspring between two different species

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Kind

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What is Baraminology?

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The study of created kinds

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Who believe that there was no global flood?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Progressive creationists

Gap theorists

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Who believes that there was a second creation?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Gap theorists

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Who believes in the Big Bang?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Progressive creationists

Theistic evolutionists

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Who believes that Adam existed?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Gap theorists

Progressive creationists

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Who believes that Adam did NOT exist?

[Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]

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Theistic evolutionists

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Who believes that God created the earth? | [Gap Theorists/Progressive Creationists/Theistic Evolutionists]
Gap theorists
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What is the definition of religion (faith)?
People's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and device involvement in the universe and human life
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What is a worldview?
A way of thinking and behaving based on one's knowledge, beliefs, and experiences
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What are the 7 Cs of worldview?
``` Creation Corruption Catastrophe Confusion Christ Cross Consumation ```
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What is materialism?
The belief that only matter is real and all explanations come from interaction
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What is naturalism?
Scientific laws that can explain all phenomena
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What are the two worldview?
Naturalistic and Biblical
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What is knowledge?
Study of God's order and reasonableness in his physical universe?
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What allows us to study science?
"uniformity of nature"
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What are the two types of science?
Operational and Historical
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What are four parts of operational science?
Observable Testable Repeatable Falsifiable
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What is historical science?
An attempt to explain the past based on the present
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What is a model?
A set of presuppositions used to explain/predict scientific facts
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What do evolutionists believe started the existence of our solar system?
Nebular Hypothesis
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What is an apologia?
"Christianity defensively stated"
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What is the doctrine of Biblical creationism? (statement 1)
"Supernatural creation of all things in six literal days by the God of the Bible, approximately 6000 years ago."
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What is bara?
first creation: that which requires divine activities
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What is asah?
second creation
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What is the nature of Biblical creation?
Supernatural Sudden Superficial appearance of age
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What is the Hebrew word for day?
yôm
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How many times is yôm used as a numerical adjective?
410
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How many times is yôm used as "evening and morning"?
38
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How is Genesis 1 written?
Narrative (not poetry)
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What are the 6 days of creation?
1. Earth, Space, Time, Light 2. Firmament 3. Dry Land, Plants 4. Sun, Moon, Stars 5. Fish, Fowl 6. Land Animals, Man
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How is Hebrew narrative written?
V S O
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How is Hebrew poetry written?
S V O
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Who proposed the Gap theory?
Thomas Chalmers
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Who wrote the reference Bible?
Scofield
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What is the correct translation for Genesis 1:2?
was, not became
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How long ago does Ross believe man's spirit evolved?
40,000 years ago
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What is the biggest proponent of theistic evolution?
BioLogos
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What is the biggest proponent of theistic evolution?
BioLogos
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Who created BioLogos?
Dr. Francis Collins
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Who is tied to final deportation of Judah in 584 BC?
Archbishop James Ussher
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How old is the earth according to the evolution model?
4.56 Billion yrs
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Who old is the Big Bang according to the evolution model?
13.7 billion yrs
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Who is associated with catastrophism?
George Cuvier
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Who established uniformitarianism?
Charles Lyell
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What is uniformitarianism?
the present is the key to the past
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What is an axiom?
something to be true simply because it has to be true
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What is neocatastrophism?
the notion that rare high magnitude events have played an important roll in landscape evolution
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What is radiometric dating?
"the process of estimating the age of the rocks from the decay of their radioactive isotopes"
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What type of rock cannot be radiometrically dated?
sedimentary
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What are the three assumptions of radiometric dating?
Constant rate of decay Closed system Knowledge of initial starting conditions
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What is the age of the earth according to radiometric dating? What is this based on?
4.56 billion yrs. based on the canyon diablo meteorite
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What is a lightyear?
the distance light can travel in a year (a distance measurement)
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How fast is the speed of light?
186,000 mi/sec
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What is "c" in e=mcˆ2?
the speed of light
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What is the time-light problem?
This light should've taken billions of years
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What is CKD (Speed of Light Decay)?
speed of light may have been greater in the past
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What is GTD (Gravitational Time Demarcation)?
time may have flowed more slowly in the past
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What is ASC (Anisotropic Synchrony Convention)?
instantaneous, one-way travel of light

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