Influence of Scientific Discoveries on Christianity (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Darwin's dates
Darwin's dates
1809-82
Publication year: On the Origin of Species
Publication year: On the Origin of Species
1859
Natural selection definition
Natural selection definition
Better adapted organisms survive & produce more offspring
Darwin's religious view by age 40
Darwin's religious view by age 40
Agnostic (not atheist)
Theistic evolution
Theistic evolution
Humans created wholly by evolution AND wholly by God
Age of universe (Big Bang theory)
Age of universe (Big Bang theory)
13.8 billion years ago
Space-time singularity
Space-time singularity
Point of close-to-zero size but infinite density
Georges Lemaitre (1894-1966)
Georges Lemaitre (1894-1966)
Priest & physicist who first proposed expanding universe theory
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Physics of matter at smallest scales; energy exists in quanta
Dual Aspect Monism
Dual Aspect Monism
Self combines mental & physical aspects in one substance