Science & Religion & Hinduism Terminology test

Which word means the power or right to give instruction or guidance on matters of religion?

• control
• dominance
• authority
• supremacy

What does the word "empirical" mean?

• Dependent on subjective opinions
• Derived from mathematical equations
• Based on theoretical principles
• Based on observation or experience.

In which book of the Bible are the creation stories?

• Gospels

• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Creation

Which of the following means an idea that has not yet been tested and confirmed?

• Theory
• Fact
• Hypothesis
• Law

Which of the following means believing that religion and science cannot both be accepted as true?

• incompatibilism
• harmony theory
• dualism
• compatibilism

What is "natural selection"?

• Natural selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
• Natural selection is the process of random selection of organisms to survive.
• Natural selection is the process by which organisms adapt to their environment.
• Natural selection is the process of humans selecting which organisms survive.

How does David Hume define a miracle?

• A miracle is a common occurrence.
• A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
• A miracle is a scientific phenomenon.
• A miracle is a historical event.

The Big Bang occurred approximately how long ago?

• 5.6 billion years ago
• 10.2 billion years ago
• 15.4 billion years ago
• 13.8 billion years ago

Which of the following words means a conclusion drawn from evidence, claims or knowledge?

• speculation
• inference
• deduction
• theory

Kuhn's Paradigm Shift theory and Popper's Falsification theory are examples of what?

• the scientific method

• the physics of science

• the theory of truth

• the creation theory