A Brief History Of Science

Physics – Chapter 1B

A Brief History of ScienceFrom Genesis to the Greeks

Dominion mandate-the commandment to occupy and make use of the earth.The Bible was not written until after the flood-this is the only existing document that contains any scientific information from before the Flood.We know it is accurate because it is God’s own words.Greeks used abstract reasoning. Aristotle considered the material world to be imperfect and constantly changing.

A Brief History of ScienceDeductive Reasoning

Deductive reasoning begins with a series of logical statements and ends with a true conclusion, assuming the supporting statements are true and the form of the argument is valid.

Inductive ReasoningInductive reasoning-begins with a collection of

observations from which a general conclusion is obtained. This shows what is most probable or likely to be true, while deduction leads to what must be true.

Experiments-ways to test our data to prove our thoughts

A Brief History of ScienceRenaissance-Changing Views

Archbishop James Ussher used astronomical observations and biblical genealogies to calculate Creation occurred in 4004 B.C.

New inventions during the renaissance-the telescope, microscope, regulated clock

During the renaissance, there were many Christian scientists.

Johannes Kepler said that his work was “merely thinking God’s thoughts after him.”

Many scientists thought studying nature through science was a good way to glorify God.

A Brief History of ScienceEvolutionary Challenges

Geology came under attack for many reasons.1779, Compte de Buffon claimed that 75,000 years had

passed since creation.1785, James Hutton proposed that all natural causes were

unchanged throughout history, leading to the theory of uniformitarianism.

A Brief History of ScienceEvolutionary Challenges

Uniformitarianism-the concept that all processes have continued in the past as they appear today.

This is the basis for evolutionistic theory.It denies miracles in the past because miracles do not

appear to be occurring today.1842, Charles Lyell claimed the earth was at least hundreds

of millions of years old.1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species

explained the process of biological evolution.

A Brief History of ScienceEvolutionary Challenges

Many factors contributed to the acceptance of evolution.The rapid introduction of new technology tend to make

man believe he was less dependent on God.The rise of secular humanism, replaced God with man as

the object of worship.The loss of power and influence of the Christian

denominations.