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What is God's specific revelation?
the Bible
What is God's general revelation?
nature; the natural world
What historical event led to the birth of modern science?
the Protestant Reformation
True or False: Information can be created by natural processes.
False
What is materialism?
the belief that everything in the universe is material, and nothing is spiritual
Which scientist observed bacterial growth in broth in flasks in order to disprove spontaneous generation?
Louis Pasteur
True or False: Information must have an intelligent cause.
True
Who founded the study of comparative anatomy?
Cuvier
What are the two major books written by Charles Darwin?
Origin of Species and Descent of Man
Who wrote the book, Principles of Geology, that influenced Charles Darwin?
Charles Lyell
What idea did Lyell promote in his book, Principles of Geology?
uniformitarianism
Who is called "The Father of Anatomy?"
Vesalius
What are the three features of human embryos that some evolutionists falsely use as evidence of evolution?
pharyngeal arches ("gills"), the yolk sac, and the tailbone (or "tail")
Who was looked to as an authority in science during the Middle Ages?
Aristotle
What is gradualism?
The idea that evolution happens slowly and steadily
What is punctuated equilibrium?
The idea that evolution happens in bursts of rapid changes with long periods of no change in between
What is the idea that says the present is the key to the past?
uniformitarianism
What is the idea that information must have meaning, and cannot happen randomly?
specified complexity
What is an intermediate organism that links different types of living things?
a transitional form
State the law of biogenesis.
Living things can only come from other, existing living things.