Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Nov 15, Wed - The Uncertainty of Certain Science

Next Quiz/Test: There is no quiz or test this week--Happy Thanksgiving!

Handouts: Devotion Outline Form: Rough Draft (green)

Reminders:
Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
Devotion 1 PresentationBe ready to present on your day! See class schedule.

Instructional Time: Unit 5 - Biology
Journal: Open your Study Packet to page 12
- Read…
- - The instruction line
- - The introduction paragraph
- - The nine numbered paragraphs
- - - Put 8-O next to the one you find most surprising
- - - Put :-| next to the one you find most weird
- Then answer questions 1-4.

Can Science be Wrong? We discussed the journal with these questions
- Throughout history… how often do you think humanity has believed untrue scientific claims? Do we now?
- Why do you think people are so willing to trust what scientists say as fact?
- - Is there any way to test it ourselves?
- Are you willing to accept that some scientific theories that everyone today believes could actually be wrong?

Assumptions & Presuppositions: When Studying the Origin of Life
- Science is the study of the world through observation, experiments, & hypothesis.
- Many scientific assumptions about the ancient world are made: 
- - Assumption: Something you think is true without really testing/knowing it
- - - Why are assumptions made for ‘origins biology’? 
- - - - We were not there to observe or experiment! 
- - - What is the ‘danger’ in assuming things?
- - - - We could be wrong & there is no way to test it, except by testing it to other assumptions that could also be wrong!
- Many ideological presuppositions are made: p2,6,7
- - Presupposition: An idea you assume to be true before you even look at the evidence to make a decision. 
- - - Why are presuppositions made? 
- - - - Usually these are unconsciously made based  upon your worldview.
- - - What is the ‘danger’ in presupposing things?
- - - - You will often misinterpret the evidence to match your pre-ideas.

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