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| First Proposed his continental drift hypothesis in 1915. Published "The Origin of Continents and Oceans" |
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| The continents were once part of a single supercontinent that began to break apart about 200 million years ago and drifted to their present positions. |
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| Who determined that creation occurred in 4004 B.C.? |
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| Who were the two biblical scholars who, in the 1600's, made attempts to determine the age of the earth? When did each determine the Earth was created? Which is usually most often cited? |
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| List th major tenets of creationism. |
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| From a Christian point of view, why can nature not conflict with scripture? |
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| What does scripture indicate about God's perspective on time? |
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| Briefly describe three of the points discussed in class that indicate the Earth is very old. |
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| Cite some ideas about a Biblical basis for the "days" of Genesis 1 being longer than 24 hours. |
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| How is it possible for what God did not tell us about creation to be as significant as what he did tell us? |
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| List the three basic truths about Genesis 1 cited in class that cannot be compromised. |
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| From a scriptural point of view, is it important for a Christian to take a stand on a particular age of the Earth? |
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| State and explain the doctrine of uniformitarianism. |
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| What is the difference between relative time and absolute time? |
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| Principle of Original Horizontality |
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| Cross-Cutting Relationships |
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| What is meant by correlation? |
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| Principle of fossil succession |
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| what is significant about the Cambrian Period? About when did it begin? |
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| How old do geologists believe the Earth to be? |
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