THEO 104 WEEK 3 STUDY NOTES
ORIGINS OF HUMANITY
1. What are the 4 reasons to question evolution?
(1) This theory of evolution, though often presented as an established fact, is up to the present time only an unverified hypothesis. (2) Science has utterly failed to discover any missing links between man and the supposed animals from which he originated. (3) Furthermore, evolutionists argue that evolutionary trends occur through the processes of mutation. But this view fails to account for the increased complexity of man. (4) Scientists have utterly failed to demonstrate or identify the origin of life (organic) from inorganic substances.
2. What is the difference between an open and closed system?
In contrast to natural explanations for man’s origin, the theistic position assigns (in part or in total) the presence of man upon the earth to external factors (an open system)
The theory of evolution holds, not necessarily that man somehow descended from any kind of ape or monkey, but rather that probably he and they have arrived from a common ancestry.
Man descended generally from the lower primates through natural processes, controlled entirely by inherent forces (a closed system).
3. What is Fiat Creationism?
Basically, fiat creationism holds that God, by direct acts, brought into being virtually everything that exists. No previously existing material or biological mechanism has ever or will ever be employed by God to create matter. Virtually everything that exists was created ex-nihilo (out of nothing).
4. What is Deistic Evolution?
This view basically claims that God began the process of evolution within the context of created matter. Though God programmed the system, simple life forms were allowed to evolve into more complex life structures. During this entire process, God withdrew Himself from His creation, and allowed the ordained natural laws to guide the creative process. In this view, God is Creator of everything.
5. What is Theistic Evolution?
Similar in certain respects to
1. What are the 4 reasons to question evolution?
(1) This theory of evolution, though often presented as an established fact, is up to the present time only an unverified hypothesis. (2) Science has utterly failed to discover any missing links between man and the supposed animals from which he originated. (3) Furthermore, evolutionists argue that evolutionary trends occur through the processes of mutation. But this view fails to account for the increased complexity of man. (4) Scientists have utterly failed to demonstrate or identify the origin of life (organic) from inorganic substances.
2. What is the difference between an open and closed system?
In contrast to natural explanations for man’s origin, the theistic position assigns (in part or in total) the presence of man upon the earth to external factors (an open system)
The theory of evolution holds, not necessarily that man somehow descended from any kind of ape or monkey, but rather that probably he and they have arrived from a common ancestry.
Man descended generally from the lower primates through natural processes, controlled entirely by inherent forces (a closed system).
3. What is Fiat Creationism?
Basically, fiat creationism holds that God, by direct acts, brought into being virtually everything that exists. No previously existing material or biological mechanism has ever or will ever be employed by God to create matter. Virtually everything that exists was created ex-nihilo (out of nothing).
4. What is Deistic Evolution?
This view basically claims that God began the process of evolution within the context of created matter. Though God programmed the system, simple life forms were allowed to evolve into more complex life structures. During this entire process, God withdrew Himself from His creation, and allowed the ordained natural laws to guide the creative process. In this view, God is Creator of everything.
5. What is Theistic Evolution?
Similar in certain respects to