Starter quiz
- A fundamentalist Christian believes that the world was created in ______ days.
- 'six' ✓
- The ______ theory suggests that the universe started from a single point and has been expanding ever since.
- 'Big Bang' ✓
- What does the Big Bang theory explain?
- the formation of planets
- the beginning of the universe ✓
- the creation of life on Earth
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- What do some Christians believe about the Big Bang?
- that it proves God does not exist
- that it is part of God’s creation plan ✓
- that it goes against all religious beliefs
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- What do most Christians believe about Genesis 1:28?
- that it teaches stewardship ✓
- that it says that humans should not use the Earth as they wish
- that it says humans must leave nature untouched
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- What does Psalm 8:6 say about humanity?
- that God made humans rulers over creation ✓
- that humans should ignore the Earth
- that God created everything in six days
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Exit quiz
- Charles Darwin proposed the theory of ______, explaining how species develop over time.
- 'evolution' ✓
- Genesis 1:27 teaches that humans were made in God’s ______, giving them a special role in creation.
- 'image' ✓
- Match each keyword to the correct definition.
- creationism⇔the belief that God created life as described in Genesis ✓
- evolution⇔the scientific theory that species change over time ✓
- natural selection⇔the process where the fittest organisms survive and reproduce ✓
- theistic evolution⇔the belief that God works through evolution ✓
- What do creationists believe about the origin of life?
- that life evolved naturally over time
- that life was created exactly as described in Genesis ✓
- that life began by accident
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- How do theistic evolutionists view evolution?
- as separate from God
- as the method God used to create life ✓
- as a false scientific theory
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- How do humanists explain the origin of life?
- through divine intervention
- through natural processes like evolution ✓
- through a mix of faith and science
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Key learning points
- Evolution, proposed by Darwin, explains how species develop through natural selection over millions of years.
- The Bible teaches that God created mankind in his image and breathed life into Adam.
- Many Christians accept theistic evolution, believing God used evolution to create life.
- Some Christians, like creationists, take Genesis literally, although most see evolution as compatible with faith.
- Humanists view evolution as a natural process based on science, not faith.
Common misconception
Christianity and evolution are completely incompatible.
Many Christian denominations accept evolution as part of God's creative process, including the Catholic Church and the Church of England.
Keywords
Creationism - the belief that God created life exactly as described in Genesis
Evolution - the scientific theory of the development of species which involves a process of natural selection and survival of the fittest
Natural selection - the process where the fittest organisms survive and reproduce
Theistic evolution - the belief that God works through the process of evolution
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