Flashcards on Worldviews and Knowledge

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Exercising dominion over the earth’s resources means using them any way we want, since we are God’s highest creation.

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FALSE

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The two worldviews discussed in this chapter are the Christian worldview and the secular worldview.

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TRUE

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Knowledge of physics does not help a believer become more effective in witnessing for Christ.

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FALSE

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It is possible for two scientists with different worldviews to observe the same data and arrive inductively at vastly different conclusions.

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TRUE

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Scripture does not deal with reality, but rather it deals exclusively with the supernatural.

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FALSE

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Good scientific hypotheses are testable by observation.

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TRUE

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Science is a process of continual change.

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TRUE

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Studies outside the realm of science include explaining why human life is precious.

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Explaining why human life is precious.

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Properties of a good hypothesis to critique the statement: 'Astronauts are weightless in space because there is an absence of gravitational pull from the earth.'

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It is simple, it is a variation of an established theory, it does not contradict well-established observational data and principles, it provides an explanation for all current observations and predicts new ones.

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Determining the age of rocks is just one kind of ____________ science.

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Geological