2007 by david a. prentice how do you k now what you k now? or at least what you think you know? how...

2007 by David A. Prentice

HOW DO YOU

KNOW WHAT

YOU KNOW?Or at least what you think you know?

HOW DO YOU

KNOW WHAT

YOU KNOW?Or at least what you think you know?

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Review of DVDReview of DVD

QuestionsQuestions

The 6 days of creation The 6 days of creation are really 6,000 years, are really 6,000 years, right?right?

Did God use evolution Did God use evolution to create anything?to create anything?

It’s okay to say It’s okay to say something happened something happened millions of years ago, millions of years ago, right?right?

AnswersAnswers

WRONG! They are just WRONG! They are just Normal Days!!!Normal Days!!!

NO!!!NO!!!

WRONG! And we WRONG! And we should tell our kids should tell our kids that it’s not okay that it’s not okay every chance we getevery chance we get


Review of Last ClassReview of Last Class

QuestionsQuestions Is Evolution science or Is Evolution science or

religion?religion? Creation believes the Creation believes the

world started perfect world started perfect and is getting and is getting __________ __________

Evolution believes the Evolution believes the world started world started disorganized and is disorganized and is getting _________getting _________

AnswersAnswers ReligionReligion

Worse Worse

- “Initial Complexity”- “Initial Complexity”

BetterBetter

- “Initial Disorganization”- “Initial Disorganization”


WHEN WILL THIS QUIZ BE

OVER?

Smile because we’re almost

done


The Bible says that one kind of The Bible says that one kind of animal can evolve into another animal can evolve into another kind, right?kind, right?

Does evolution say that any Does evolution say that any animal can evolve into any other animal can evolve into any other animal given enough “millions of animal given enough “millions of years”?years”?

Most evolutionists are atheists Most evolutionists are atheists (don’t believe in God), right? – (don’t believe in God), right? – think hard . . . think hard . . .

The “god” of atheists is called The “god” of atheists is called __________________________

WRONG!!!WRONG!!!

Yep.Yep.

Nope! all believe Nope! all believe in some “god”in some “god”

Natural Natural Processes or Processes or random chancerandom chance


Punctuated Equilibrium says Punctuated Equilibrium says evolutions happens in sp_rts evolutions happens in sp_rts (like in (like in x-menx-men))

Neo-Darwinism says evolution Neo-Darwinism says evolution happens sl__lyhappens sl__ly

Genesis 1-3 happened about Genesis 1-3 happened about how many years ago?how many years ago?

Day Age Theory & Progressive Day Age Theory & Progressive Creation are the same as Creation are the same as Th__st_c EvolutionTh__st_c Evolution

SpurtsSpurts

SlowlySlowly

Around 4,000 Around 4,000 years agoyears ago

TheisticTheistic


There is more than one “GAP There is more than one “GAP theory” and they’re not all theory” and they’re not all true, right?true, right?

Yep. Yep. - Angelic Angelic

Conflict StudyConflict Study

The Angelic Conflict study helps us understand why Satan is trying so hard to get evolution accepted as fact.

The Study of False Gifts helps us understand the thoughts behind “Christians” who compromise with the

world

Prophecy helps us understand why the Bible is true and what will happen to this world in the future

The James study helps us understand how to stand firm in the angelic conflict that we are always involved in.


Present + Repeatable + Observable = SCIENCE


THE SCIENTIFIC METHODTHE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

1. Define the problem. What do you want to know?

(E.g. “Does music affect how plants grow?”)

2. Gather information about the subject.

(AUTHORITY)

3. Formulate a hypothesis.

4. Devise a way to test the hypothesis.

5. Observe the results of the test. (EXPERIENCE)

6. Draw a conclusion (INDUCTIVE LOGIC) and report

your results so others can repeat the test.


TRUE SCIENCEWe’re on page 4


= = ScienceScience which is which is TestableTestable

Are we currently conducting an Are we currently conducting an experiment about a pen?experiment about a pen?

PRESENTPRESENT Can someone else repeat our Can someone else repeat our

complicated experiment?complicated experiment?

+ Repeatable+ Repeatable Are there people here doing and Are there people here doing and

watching the experiment?watching the experiment?

+ Eyewitnesses+ Eyewitnesses


Past + Non-Repeatable +

Eyewitness Account

= HISTORY

Who was the first President?


= = HISTORYHISTORY which is NOT which is NOT testabletestable

Is G.W. currently the president?Is G.W. currently the president?

PASTPAST Will the same G.W. ever be president Will the same G.W. ever be president

again? Can we ever re-live the again? Can we ever re-live the revolution?revolution?

+ Non-Repeatable+ Non-Repeatable Were there Were there reliablereliable people who saw and people who saw and

wrote about what G.W. did in the past?wrote about what G.W. did in the past?

+ Eyewitnesses+ Eyewitnesses


Past + Non-Repeatable + No Eyewitnesses

= BELIEF


= = BeliefBelief which is NOT which is NOT testabletestable

Are the pieces currently being put Are the pieces currently being put inside?inside?

PASTPAST Will this projector ever be made for the Will this projector ever be made for the

11stst time again? How can we be sure how time again? How can we be sure how this projector was put together?this projector was put together?

+ Non-Repeatable+ Non-Repeatable Are there any eyewitness accounts of Are there any eyewitness accounts of

when it was made?when it was made?

+ No Eyewitnesses+ No Eyewitnesses


History or Belief?


= = BeliefBelief which is NOT which is NOT testabletestable

Are the pieces currently being put Are the pieces currently being put inside?inside?

PASTPAST Will this fossil ever be made for the 1Will this fossil ever be made for the 1stst

time again? How can we be sure how time again? How can we be sure how this fossil was put together?this fossil was put together?

+ Non-Repeatable+ Non-Repeatable Are there any eyewitness accounts of Are there any eyewitness accounts of

when it was made?when it was made?

+ No Eyewitnesses+ No Eyewitnesses


Evolution Is:Evolution Is:

Not ScienceNot Science

Not HistoryNot History

Only a BeliefOnly a Belief

What are the differences between What are the differences between the 3?the 3?


Present + Repeatable + Observable = SCIENCE

Past + Non-Repeatable +

Eyewitness Account = HISTORY

Past + Non-Repeatable + No Eyewitnesses

= BELIEF


WHAT TV AND TEXTBOOKS SHOW US...WHAT TV AND TEXTBOOKS SHOW US...


WHAT WE ACTUALLY FIND:WHAT WE ACTUALLY FIND:a bunch of jumbled up bone fragmentsa bunch of jumbled up bone fragments

That we put togetherand make up

stories about!

That we put togetherand make up

stories about!

IF YOU CAN’T OBSERVE, IT’S NOT SCIENCE -- IT’S STORYTELLING!

IF YOU CAN’T OBSERVE, IT’S NOT SCIENCE -- IT’S STORYTELLING!


Truth or Story TellingTruth or Story Telling

BonesBones Found togetherFound together

Guess of what it Guess of what it looked likelooked like

Had Nasty DispositionHad Nasty Disposition

Had Bad BreathHad Bad Breath

You and Mr. ColumbusYou and Mr. Columbus

Found TogetherFound Together

Guess of what you Guess of what you both looked likeboth looked like

You both had smart You both had smart phonesphones

Mr. Columbus used Mr. Columbus used GPS-apGPS-ap


THINGS WE CAN TEST SCIENTIFICALLY:THINGS WE CAN TEST SCIENTIFICALLY:1. Overall trends and tend-

encies in nature.2. Observable processes.3. Processes and events that left direct evidence.

THINGS WE CAN’T:THINGS WE CAN’T:1. Who or what started the universe, and was there a motive? 2. Morality and meaning. 3. Specific details: the names of the first humans, what they wore, what they liked to eat, etc.

We’re on page 6


THE ORIGINS CONTROVERSY:Not Science vs. Religion, but Religion vs. Religion.

THE ORIGINS CONTROVERSY:Not Science vs. Religion, but Religion vs. Religion.

CREATIONCREATION EVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONis a religion

based onREVELATION.

is a religion based on

SPECULATION.


Why is it important to have an eyewitness?

This class is a piece of cake, right?

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