Science as a challenge to God Complete the fairy vs world sheet in your groups. You only have 3 minutes to do this!

How and Why oversimplification  Often, it is suggested that ‘science’ provides the ‘how’ and religion provides the ‘why’.  This is an oversimplification. There are many types of explanations for things.

The modern scientific world view  Science is often depicted as something that gives factual knowledge  There is a prevailing view in Western countries that science provides facts and religion is based on views from the past and are mistaken. THIS IS NOT TRUE. DO NOT WRITE IT IN YOUR EXAM (unless to say it is not true)

Existence of the world  For existence of the world, you need to understand: Irreducible complexity Intelligent design The goldilocks effect Does the universe exist by chance? Is God the best hypothesis to explain the existence of the Universe? Young earth Creationism God of the gaps

Key definitions  Intelligent Design the idea that the universe must have had a designer and it is not the result of change or undirected natural process  Irreducible complexity the idea that some biological organisms are too complex to evolve without the help of unevolved intelligence

Creation  Big Bang Theory  Hubble 1920  Stars become redder the further they travel away from the earth  Universe is expanding outwards  Calculated the speed they were moving and moved backwards and got the worlds BIG BANG day!  Creationism  Genesis story of creation is a factual story  Evangelical and American following  Other theologians think creation is an on-going process and God plays a part in it.  Genesis is not a literal account but a story designed to help peoples understanding of God

The Goldilocks Theory  Just as Goldilocks found the porridge that was just right, the Earth seems to be just right for living creatures. The Earth seems to be the perfect distance from the sun for lots of water.  Venus is too close to the sun, and too hot for flowing water on its surface. In fact, it is so hot that, like a sauna, all the water has been evaporated into the atmosphere, and Venus has a thick and heavy atmosphere.  Mars is too far from the sun, and too cold for flowing water on its surface. Mars also has no continental drift, so particles of the atmosphere which become trapped within the ground stay trapped within the ground. Thus over time the atmosphere of Mars has become thin, and all the water is frozen into the ground.  The temperature of Earth is just right for flowing water on the surface, and for the rock which allows for continental drift. With continental drift, particles of the atmosphere which become trapped within the ground are brought back to the atmosphere through eruptions of volcanoes. These conditions cause refreshment of the planet's atmosphere. A medium sized atmosphere helps keep temperatures just right for flowing water (through the greenhouse effect). These conditions are just right for abundant life.volcanoesgreenhouse effect

Answer the question below  How does the Goldilocks theory support the idea of intelligent design?  Discuss this in your groups and write a suitable answer

Evolution  What is the problem of evolution for some theists?  How do some theists get around this problem?  Is evolution only a ‘theory’?  Theistic evolution?

Are religion & Science in conflict?