Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Nov 28, Tue - Unlocking the Mysteries of Life Film

Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5a: Jeremiah 10:12, 14-15 (ESV)

HandoutsNone given

Reminders:
Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
Devotion 1 PresentationBe ready to present on your day! See class schedule
Devotion 2: Due Jan. 8. Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!

Instructional Time: Unit 5 - Biology
Journal 5-2:
- 1) Which of these 4 pictures show evidence of design?
- - Pictures included Mt. Rushmore, cliff, writing on the sand, ripples on the sand.
- 2) Explain how you know this.
- 3) If you found a watch on the ground while hiking, why would you not assume it was the product of evolution over millions of years?

General Notes on Intelligent Design: Study Packet, Page 2
- The theology view that goes with this is: Christianity
- Recognizes that scientists…
- - Have never made life from non-living things
- - Are sometimes wrong in their theories!
- - Should consider every possible cause to explain something…
- - - Never ruling out possibilities (e.g. intelligent design) due to their theological or philosophical views

The Progression of “Evolution”: Or, “change” that led to developing life
- Cosmic Evolution: Original nothingness becoming something with our laws of science (by the Big Bang making hydrogen)
- Chemical Evolution: The higher elements are formed
- Planetary Evolution: The stars & planets are formed from the movement of these elements through space.
- Organic Evolution: This is where biological evolution begins; life begins from non-living things
- Macroevolution: Different forms of life begin to occur when genetic mutations and natural selection are at work with plants and animals
- Microevolution: Different forms of each category of living thing is formed
- - This last one is the observable & prove-able type!

The Pantheist View: Study Packet, Page 2
- There is much diversity in this view and we aren’t really focusing on it for this unit. Here are a few notes for you:
- Most historical pantheists believed…
- - The universe is infinite
- - It had its origins in some sort of early chaos
- - From which, in an unknown way, everything came.
- Some modern ones have also followed Darwinism 

General Notes on Intelligent Design: Study Packet, Page 2
- The theology view that goes with this is: Christianity
- - Recognizes that scientists…
- - Have never made life from non-living things
- - Are sometimes wrong in their theories!
- - Should consider every possible cause to explain something…
- - - Never ruling out possibilities (e.g. intelligent design) due to their theological or philosophical views

Video: Unlocking the Mysteries of Life: Study Packet, Pages 10-11
- Answer each question as we watch this movie
- The answers appear in order. 
- - If you miss one, don’t stress out—
- - Just go to the next question

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