The Physical World 1: A Philosophy of Science: Vocabulary Flash Cards

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Title: The Physical World 1: A Philosophy of Science: Vocabulary
Description: Vocabulary for Chapter One
Number of Cards: 13
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Author: jewishjewel16
Created: 2002-08-30
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    • scientific activities directed toward solving specific problems
    • applied science
    • a mental leaning or inclination
    • bias
    • the view that the universe was spoken into existence by the miraculous acts described in Genesis 1 and 2
    • Creationism
    • one who believes the biblical account of the Creation
    • Creationist
    • the philosophy that considers man the center of all things and the ultimate authority in the universe
    • humanism
    • the belief that living things evolved from more primitive life forms by random changes in the DNA
    • mutation-selection theory
    • the practical application of scientific knowledge
    • technology
    • scientific activities motivated by interest or curiosity and performed to gain knowledge for its own sake
    • pure science
    • scientific information
    • data
    • a decision regarding the rightness, beauty, worth, or some other immeasurable characteristic of an object or action
    • value judgment
    • the attempted harmonization of evolution with belief in a god
    • theistic evolution
    • the systematic use of observations to describe the physical universe
    • science
    • the collection of data through the use of the senses
    • observation