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Biology 14.1 SR
Biology- Evolution: A Retreat from Science 14.1 SR -FINISHED
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Explain the relationship between the modern concept of science and the philosophy of materialism. | The philosophy of materialism is actually a faith not in the creator but in matter itself. Science today is also a faith. |
What are some of the factors which prevent natural selection from creating new kinds? | it is because the varieties have definite boundaries |
Give some of the reasons why many well-known 19th-century scientists rejected Darwin's hypothesis of evolution. | Because merely imagining how something might have occurred is not scientific proof that such a thing DID occur. Also a lot of them didn't agree w/ natural selection. |
What were some of the effects of the naturalistic worldview upon science? | A great percentage of educated ministers also accepted Darwin's idea. |
What were some of the effects of the naturalistic worldview upon society at large? | Instead of recognizing man as the special creation of God, people began to regard mankind as a mere animal, with not more worth than any other part of nature. |