Theological Perspectives on New Physics (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Wave-particle duality
Wave-particle duality
Quantum objects show wave or particle behaviour, never both simultaneously
NIODA
NIODA
Non-interventionist objective divine action through natural openness
Independence model (science & religion)
Independence model (science & religion)
Science answers 'how', religion answers 'why' & meaning questions
Methodological naturalism
Methodological naturalism
Science looks for natural causes, silent on transcendent realities
Critical realism
Critical realism
Real world exists but our knowledge is partial and model-based
Primary vs secondary causation
Primary vs secondary causation
God sustains all (primary); creatures act naturally (secondary)
Complementarity principle
Complementarity principle
Wave or particle behaviour depends on experimental setup
Fine-tuning
Fine-tuning
Physical constants in narrow ranges that permit complex life
Chaos theory systems
Chaos theory systems
Deterministic yet unpredictable due to sensitive dependence on initial conditions
Emergence
Emergence
New properties appear at higher levels of organisation
Kenosis
Kenosis
Divine self-limitation granting creation freedom and openness
Creatio ex nihilo
Creatio ex nihilo
Creation from nothing - existence as gift, not rearrangement
Creatio continua
Creatio continua
Continuous creation - God sustains universe at every moment
Panentheism
Panentheism
World exists within God while God transcends and exceeds world
Providence
Providence
God's ongoing care and governance of creation