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31 Cards in this Set
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an idea that is not proved but that we use as the basis for providing other things
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Presupposition
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An outlook from which a person interprets all of life
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worldview
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God's command given to mankind in Genesis 1:26, 28 to exercise dominion over the world by wisely using the resources he has given us
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Creation Mandate
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free from religious influence
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secular
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the belief that the only things we can know with confidence are the things we learn through scientific study
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Scientism
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anything that is a simplified depiction of a far more complex object or concept
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model
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allows a person to organize what he has observed or knows into an understandable idea
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conceptual model
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the usefulness of something for a particular purpose
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workability
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the study of the evidence for the origin of all things
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Historical science
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a process of reasoning used to suggest what may have caused past events or processes based on observation of current events and processes.
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inference
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an overarching model that describes the behavior of a related set of natural phenomena
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theory
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used as a temporary explanation of a phenomenon
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hypothesis
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the end result of a well tested theories
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laws
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the collection of observations, inferences, and models produced through a systematic study of nature for the purpose of enabling humans to exercise good and wise dominion over God's world.
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science
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deals with two major divisions of the sciences- physics and chemistry
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Physical Science
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the study of matter and energy and how they interact
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Physics
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the study of matter and energy and how they interact.
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Chemistry
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the general standards scientists use for governing their work
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Scientific methodology
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information collected through observation
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data
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documents observations that cannot be numerically measured.
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Qualitative data
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includes any information that is obtained from measurements.
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Quantitative data
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where a scientist's journal is submitted to a number of other scientists who are qualified to review the work for comment and correction.
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Peer review
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the kind of science where scientists can develop answers to natural-world questions by directly testing and observing present-day phenomena
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Operational science
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involves research to discover new facts about the natural world.
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Theoretical science
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involves research to discover new ways to use scientific knowledge for human benefit
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Applied science
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found in Matt 22:37 and tells us to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind
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First Great Commandment
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Because we have dominion over the earth, this textbook uses_________________ instead of the Creation Mandate
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dominion science
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found in Matt 22:39 and tells us to love our neighbor as ourself
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Second Great Commandment
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that which forms an unbroken expanse or series.
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Continuum
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One's inclination about a subject
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Bias
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A generally accepted worldview
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paradigm
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