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SCIENCE CHAPTER 9
Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Biblical Creationism | The belief that the physical universe, including the earth and all living things, was created by God. |
Evolutionism | The belief that the physical universe including life, was not created but happened by chance. |
Literal view | The belief that the creation week was six consecutive 24/7. |
Long-day theory | The belief that each day of the Creation week was actually a long period of time(millions or billions of years). |
Gap theory | The belief that there was a long period of time between the events of Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. |
Progressive Creationism | The belief that God created life in stages over a long period of time and that evolution and extinction occurred in the intervals between the creative acts. |
Theistic evolution | Claims to accept the accuracy of scripture, it states that God used evolution as a method of creating the diversity of life seen today. |
Genealogy | A list of an individuals ancestors. |
Young-earth Creationist | The belief that the earth is only a few thousand(about 6000) years old. |
Fossil | Any evidence or remains of an organism preserved and animals that once lived on the earth. |
Sedimentation | The process where matter settles out as a moving substance slows down. |