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Flashcards by Chiaka Amadi, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chiaka Amadi
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| creation | the original bringing into existence of the universe by God |
| dominion | the given authority to rule, govern or control |
| evolution | the change and development in a species, over an extended period of time, as a result of mutation and natural selection |
| humanity | the human race; the quality or condition of being human |
| stewardship | the responsibility to look after something; to manage, oversee or protect something |
| religion | a set of fundamental beliefs held by individuals concerning nature and the purpose of the universe |
| faith | a belief in God or in the doctrines and teachings of a religion |
| science | knowledge built on facts that are organised in a systematic way; any knowledge about the physical or material world that is gained through observation and experimentation |
| proof | a body of evidence that is sufficient to establish if a thing is true or not |
| theory | a coherent group of tested propositions or ideas that can help to explain and predict different phenomena |
| ex nihilo | the belief that God brought the universe into existence from nothing |
| ex materia | the belief that God created the universe from matter that already existed |
| literalist | a Christian who believes that the biblical account of creation describes exactly how the universe and human beings were created |
| liberalist | a Christian who believes that the biblical account of creation is story-like or symbolic, but not literal |
| Big Bang theory | the idea that, following a massive explosion millions of years ago, the universe, space and time came into being |
| natural selection | the idea that simple life forms gradually developed into what we see today through a long process of refinement and repeated adaptation the environment |
| myth | a story, often relating to supernatural events that explains a practice, idea or phenomenon of nature |
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