More Questions About Creation vs Evolution (53-104)
Evolution Takes an Exam (Continued)
Answer True or False.
53. A lunar orbit, earth orbit, movements of electrons around an atomic nucleus all speak of design and a designer.
54. Almost all, if not all, living organisms are linked int0 a giant solar-energy-utilizing network.
55. The Bible denies in Exodus 20:11 that God made the heavens, the earth, the sea and everything in six days.
56. In Exodus 20:11, God demanded that Israel observe a literal 24 hour day Sabbath rest.
57. Formation of genes requires that all conditions for existence must be met simultaneously.
58. A traditional mousetrap without a base couldn't catch mice.
59. Both the functioning mousetrap and a viable gene are examples of irreducible complexity (cannot lose components or they would either not exist or not function).
60. Few advances have been made in biochemistry since Darwin wrote his Origin of the Species.
61. The irreducible complexity of organisms challenges macro-evolution with its "hopeful monster" speculation.
62. Probability favors macro-evolution.
63. Probability favors the Biblical position that life forms have remained pretty much as they first came into existence.
64. According to the Bible, close marriages between relatives was outlawed from the beginning.
65. According to the Bible, close marriage between relatives was outlawed by God during the time of Moses.
66. The Bible reveals that Cain sinned by marrying a sister or other close relative.
67. According to the second law of thermodynamics, there should have been fewer aggregate mutations in the gene pool of mankind the further we go back in history.
68. The living or recently dead organism must be rapidly buried in sediment that can harden and exclude oxygen if it is to become a preserved fossil.
69. Dozens of flood stories from different cultures means that Noah's flood story had to be a myth.
70. Dozens of flood stories from many cultures may mean that some or many of them may have derived from historical fact.
71. Ruling out God and the supernatural is always good science.
72. There is no known exception to the second law of thermodynamics.
73. Upholding evolution despite a lack of evidence in nature would either imply great faith or great deceit.
74. A diminishing amount of energy available for useful work in a closed system is called entropy.
75. We can observe entropy (decay) steadily increasing in all closed systems.
76. Jesus Christ apparently violated the second law of thermodynamics when he fed thousands of people with loaves and fishes, raised Lazareus from the dead, and healed blindness.
77. Random process without new information will produce sustained auto-organization (ongoing organization towards heightened complexity by inanimate particles or things).
78. Information can exist without an initial mental source.
79. The formation of molecules, cells and organisms requires only simple process and organization (utilizing current biochemical analysis).
80. It is statistically impossible to form such complex structures by random processes (chance) even given four and a half billion years.
81. The act of creation is an unrepeatable event (has not and cannot be replicated by scientists in either closed or open systems).
82. The fact that God can do all things is a scientific proof that he originated everything.
83. The best translation in context for "yom" in Genesis is a 24 hour day.
84. Creation is not in disagreement with what is truly scientific.
85. Scientists (both creationists and evolutionists) must rule out all pre-suppositions when interpreting evidence.
86. Natural laws under which scientists work are adequate to explain
origins.
87. In a closed system, the second law of thermodynamics (which incorporates and describes entropy) rules out the possibility of inventing perpetual motion machines.
88. Evolution requires organization of the simple to the complex using random process, but entropy requires moving from the complex to the simple through heat loss, loss of movement, disintegration, and loss of information.
89. Murphy's law is a humorous version of the "second law."
90. The most obvious feature of the fossil record is upward synthesis.
91. The most obvious feature of the fossil record is death and decay.
92. The fossil record reveals a steady loss of species ever since the Cambrian level.
93. Language/symbolic information is a form of matter and energy.
94. Forms of non-matter and non-energy exist.
95. God is altogether "Other." He is not matter and He is not energy in any way that we can presently understand these terms.
96. If we do not see time gaps or erosion in strata, we might logically conclude sedimentation occured in a relatively short period of time.
97. Verticle continuity in strata of the Grand Canyon could be evidence in favor of rapid sedimentation possibly occuring through the mechanism of a local or a global flood.
98. Unmineralized dinosaur bone containing identifiable bone protein exists in many locations around the world.
99. The evolutionary assumption that certain human organs are vestigial and therefore unnecessary has delayed research into their functions.
100. Tonsils, adenoids, and the vermiform appendix have been proven to have no viable function in the human body. (This is not saying the human body cannot survive without these organs.)
101. If life can be synthesized by a scientist in a laboratory, it proves that no intelligence was needed to create life in the beginning.
102. The imperfections we see in nature necessarily means that--if we acknowledge that God may exist--He is imperfect.
103. The imperfections we see in nature point clearly to evolution.
104. The Bible explains that observed decay (imperfections) is caused by sin producing disharmony in what was from the beginning declared to be good.
*Examiner's note: Test items are derived from a variety of books and articles espousing intelligent design, creationism, and evolution. The examiner hopes that those perusing the exams will take notice of specific elements in the items and do personal research into these extremely important issues. Where we stand may well effect our culture, especially if we see ourselves as change agents rather than passive onlookers.
Please mail a comment or question and the directors of this site will make every effort to respond. Anything decent and focused will be published.
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Answer True or False.
53. A lunar orbit, earth orbit, movements of electrons around an atomic nucleus all speak of design and a designer.
54. Almost all, if not all, living organisms are linked int0 a giant solar-energy-utilizing network.
55. The Bible denies in Exodus 20:11 that God made the heavens, the earth, the sea and everything in six days.
56. In Exodus 20:11, God demanded that Israel observe a literal 24 hour day Sabbath rest.
57. Formation of genes requires that all conditions for existence must be met simultaneously.
58. A traditional mousetrap without a base couldn't catch mice.
59. Both the functioning mousetrap and a viable gene are examples of irreducible complexity (cannot lose components or they would either not exist or not function).
60. Few advances have been made in biochemistry since Darwin wrote his Origin of the Species.
61. The irreducible complexity of organisms challenges macro-evolution with its "hopeful monster" speculation.
62. Probability favors macro-evolution.
63. Probability favors the Biblical position that life forms have remained pretty much as they first came into existence.
64. According to the Bible, close marriages between relatives was outlawed from the beginning.
65. According to the Bible, close marriage between relatives was outlawed by God during the time of Moses.
66. The Bible reveals that Cain sinned by marrying a sister or other close relative.
67. According to the second law of thermodynamics, there should have been fewer aggregate mutations in the gene pool of mankind the further we go back in history.
68. The living or recently dead organism must be rapidly buried in sediment that can harden and exclude oxygen if it is to become a preserved fossil.
69. Dozens of flood stories from different cultures means that Noah's flood story had to be a myth.
70. Dozens of flood stories from many cultures may mean that some or many of them may have derived from historical fact.
71. Ruling out God and the supernatural is always good science.
72. There is no known exception to the second law of thermodynamics.
73. Upholding evolution despite a lack of evidence in nature would either imply great faith or great deceit.
74. A diminishing amount of energy available for useful work in a closed system is called entropy.
75. We can observe entropy (decay) steadily increasing in all closed systems.
76. Jesus Christ apparently violated the second law of thermodynamics when he fed thousands of people with loaves and fishes, raised Lazareus from the dead, and healed blindness.
77. Random process without new information will produce sustained auto-organization (ongoing organization towards heightened complexity by inanimate particles or things).
78. Information can exist without an initial mental source.
79. The formation of molecules, cells and organisms requires only simple process and organization (utilizing current biochemical analysis).
80. It is statistically impossible to form such complex structures by random processes (chance) even given four and a half billion years.
81. The act of creation is an unrepeatable event (has not and cannot be replicated by scientists in either closed or open systems).
82. The fact that God can do all things is a scientific proof that he originated everything.
83. The best translation in context for "yom" in Genesis is a 24 hour day.
84. Creation is not in disagreement with what is truly scientific.
85. Scientists (both creationists and evolutionists) must rule out all pre-suppositions when interpreting evidence.
86. Natural laws under which scientists work are adequate to explain
origins.
87. In a closed system, the second law of thermodynamics (which incorporates and describes entropy) rules out the possibility of inventing perpetual motion machines.
88. Evolution requires organization of the simple to the complex using random process, but entropy requires moving from the complex to the simple through heat loss, loss of movement, disintegration, and loss of information.
89. Murphy's law is a humorous version of the "second law."
90. The most obvious feature of the fossil record is upward synthesis.
91. The most obvious feature of the fossil record is death and decay.
92. The fossil record reveals a steady loss of species ever since the Cambrian level.
93. Language/symbolic information is a form of matter and energy.
94. Forms of non-matter and non-energy exist.
95. God is altogether "Other." He is not matter and He is not energy in any way that we can presently understand these terms.
96. If we do not see time gaps or erosion in strata, we might logically conclude sedimentation occured in a relatively short period of time.
97. Verticle continuity in strata of the Grand Canyon could be evidence in favor of rapid sedimentation possibly occuring through the mechanism of a local or a global flood.
98. Unmineralized dinosaur bone containing identifiable bone protein exists in many locations around the world.
99. The evolutionary assumption that certain human organs are vestigial and therefore unnecessary has delayed research into their functions.
100. Tonsils, adenoids, and the vermiform appendix have been proven to have no viable function in the human body. (This is not saying the human body cannot survive without these organs.)
101. If life can be synthesized by a scientist in a laboratory, it proves that no intelligence was needed to create life in the beginning.
102. The imperfections we see in nature necessarily means that--if we acknowledge that God may exist--He is imperfect.
103. The imperfections we see in nature point clearly to evolution.
104. The Bible explains that observed decay (imperfections) is caused by sin producing disharmony in what was from the beginning declared to be good.
*Examiner's note: Test items are derived from a variety of books and articles espousing intelligent design, creationism, and evolution. The examiner hopes that those perusing the exams will take notice of specific elements in the items and do personal research into these extremely important issues. Where we stand may well effect our culture, especially if we see ourselves as change agents rather than passive onlookers.
Please mail a comment or question and the directors of this site will make every effort to respond. Anything decent and focused will be published.
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