Scientific Explanation and Its Challenge to Christianity (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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God of the gaps argument
God of the gaps argument
God pushed into shrinking gaps in scientific knowledge
Flew's parable of the gardener illustrates
Flew's parable of the gardener illustrates
Death of 1000 qualifications - claims become meaningless
Falsifiability in science means
Falsifiability in science means
Claims must be testable; something must count against them
Tillich: God as 'Being-itself' means
Tillich: God as 'Being-itself' means
Ground of all existence, not a being among others
Polkinghorne: where God acts
Polkinghorne: where God acts
At quantum level, undetectable but influencing everything
Liberal Anglicans viewed evolution as
Liberal Anglicans viewed evolution as
God's method of creation
Fine-tuning probability against chance alone
Fine-tuning probability against chance alone
10^180 against
Young earth creationism: age of universe
Young earth creationism: age of universe
5,700-10,000 years old
Old earth creationism: age of Earth accepted
Old earth creationism: age of Earth accepted
4.5 billion years
Irreducible complexity (Behe) means
Irreducible complexity (Behe) means
Removing any part stops system; can't evolve gradually