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practical applications for teaching science from a
biblical perspective
mark ritterreasons to believe
swordandspirit.com
reasons to believe and sword&spirit ministries present
overview
purposeme me mespecific exampleslingo,attitudes,ideassummary
our multi-purpose
it’s for these kids:
Christian kidsso they can have a more Rock-solid foundation, and…
nonChristian kidsto expose them to the overwhelming evidence of the God of the Bible
me me me
experiencemy problems w/ scienceand the Biblebeing disconnected :(making the connection! :)
the God connection
God’s books = 66 in Bible +1 around us written revelation
can’t use… sorta
general revelationcan use… a lot!
if both have same Author,teaching from either can lead one to Him
specific examples
anythinganthropicgoldilocksbig bangmr flat& familycopernicuschem/life science
anthropic principle
the idea that The Whole Shebang was put together for us100+ evidencesrange from atomic to planet to solar system to universeincluding life!some examples…
our gravity is just enough to keep this thin layer of gases above us.any more gravitymeans a heavier, more destructive atmosphere with more deadly gases staying here.less gravityand we can’t hold onto oxygen and other life-support gases.
our our atmosphereatmosphere is 20% oxygenis 20% oxygen..
any less?humans aren’t here.any more?everything burns a lot faster, and our bodies age quicker.
carbon dioxide in our atmosphere acts like a blanket and keeps us warm.
any less,we freeze,plants choke.any more,we fry in arunawaygreenhouseeffect
the Moon has slowed us,kept us steady,given us tides,stabilized our orbit.without it, life couldnot exist.its whole creation storyis a thing of amazingwonder in itself
Venus, closer to the sun, has...an atmosphere so heavy with
carbon dioxide it’s like being under a kilometer of water
a surface temp around 900°Fa cloud cover of sulfuric acid
no waternot a shopping mall in sight
Mars, smaller & farther out, has almost no atmosphere, and
its water reservoirs are essentially frozen, so there is no
life-giving water cycle
Jupiter and Saturn are at theperfect distance to:
leave our sensitive orbit alone, but protect us from nasty, earthbound
comets and asteroids...
our sun is the perfect age, mass,brightness, and generation for
life.anything else, we’re not here.
the faint sun paradoxfaint sun paradox says that through an amazingly complex
list of “coincidences,” the sun increased in luminosity at the same
rate the greenhouse gases were removed from our atmosphere so
Earth could maintain a life-friendly constant temp
for 4 billion years
our sun is a “bachelor,” a single star. most stars have at least one other companion.of course, having no star = a bad day, but…
if the sun had a buddy,our orbit would destabilizeand we would not be here.
our sun wasn’t born in a cluster, near other big and destructive
stars like these four here in the Orion Nebula, the Trapezium Cluster.
this bright star in the Trapezium is clearing away planet-making material from its siblingsno planet-making material,no planets.no planets, no TV.no TV, no life.
as to the stellar explosions
called supernovae:
closer to us?life is exterminated
farther?not enough local
planet-building debrismore frequent?
life goes awaymore infrequent?
no planets
we live on the only street in our galaxy
which allows life, about 2/3 out...
closer to the nucleus,we get supernovaed,radiated to death,and thrown out ofa stable orbitby other stars
farther,no planet-building material
we live in the perfect type of
galaxy for life, too, - the spiral.
goldilocks
one can see a Goldilocks thing going on herenot too X, not too Y, juuuuust rightbut other areas of science can open up opportunities, for example…
copernicus & family
the revolution that changed the ways of astronomy can be used to discuss philosophy and theology(e.g. myth that center of universe = good, aristotelian influence, frame of reference etc.)
mr flat & family
extra-dimensions can give them the Big(ger) Picture and subtly introduce the transcendence of God[demo Mr Flat]
big bang
the big bang implies a beginning
a beginning
implies a Beginnera discussion of the philosophical implications follows
chemistry connections
water: the perfect molecule shape all states on Earth density of ice amazing solvent
the perfect nucleus-electron attractionbond anglesreliable and repeatable and predictable laws…
life science links
perfect design of anything in the body (any body)perfect, instantaneous ecosystems throughout historythe beauty of the structure and function of DNA
critical thinking discussions
purpose of mass extinctionsend of the universe!other intelligent life?UFOs?origin of life?Cambrian explosionpurpose to lima beans?
free extras!
Thanksgiving Foodfor ThoughtMormon implications no Kolob lack of life on planets end to universe
raised hand, open door
best times come when students ask,So what do you think?presenting them with opposing interpretations of the facts often kicks this door wide open
suggested lingo
interpretations v facts
“design” insteadof ______
suggested growth
subscribe to a science journal!read sci-bi books!
share ideas w/ colleagues - at school site, or on internetsome links: reasons.org godandscience.org swordandspirit.co
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from these you can be led to a load of other sites
suggested attitude
learn to: lose the fear passionately love the creation
(there’s so much to love) see His hand in nature allow alternate ideas
(e.g. evolution!), w/o fear, then discuss them
remember: the truth, in lovetrust God
summarysummary
celebrate the creation in your celebrate the creation in your class through a variety of class through a variety of methodsmethods
you then present Him and His you then present Him and His glory glory
the Holy Spirit takes care of the Holy Spirit takes care of the restthe rest
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