RKJ 5.1

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What is the concept that pictures life as separate and distinct kinds, similar to an orchard with many trees?

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Creation science or kind.

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Who published 'Natural Theology' in 1802 and argued that design in nature is evidence of God's existence?

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William Paley.

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What does the term 'specified complexity' mean in relation to information?

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It means that specified complexity cannot occur by chance.

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What are sudden, permanent, random changes in an organism's DNA that destroy information and cannot cause evolution?

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Mutations.

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What is the belief that only the natural world exists?

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Materialism.

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What is the main argument of creation science regarding the origin of species?

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That species were created by a divine being and are distinct kinds.

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What is the significance of William Paley's argument in the context of natural theology?

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It suggests that the complexity and design in nature imply the existence of a designer, namely God.

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How does specified complexity challenge the theory of evolution?

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It argues that complex information cannot arise from random processes, which contradicts the idea of evolution through chance.

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What role do mutations play in the process of evolution according to creation science?

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Mutations are seen as destructive changes that do not contribute to the evolutionary process.

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What philosophical stance opposes the idea of supernatural explanations for the existence of life?

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Materialism.