The Physical World 1: A Philosophy of Science: Vocabulary
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- scientific activities directed toward solving specific problems
- applied science
- a mental leaning or inclination
- bias
- the view that the universe was spoken into existence by the miraculous acts described in Genesis 1 and 2
- Creationism
- one who believes the biblical account of the Creation
- Creationist
- the philosophy that considers man the center of all things and the ultimate authority in the universe
- humanism
- the belief that living things evolved from more primitive life forms by random changes in the DNA
- mutation-selection theory
- the practical application of scientific knowledge
- technology
- scientific activities motivated by interest or curiosity and performed to gain knowledge for its own sake
- pure science
- scientific information
- data
- a decision regarding the rightness, beauty, worth, or some other immeasurable characteristic of an object or action
- value judgment
- the attempted harmonization of evolution with belief in a god
- theistic evolution
- the systematic use of observations to describe the physical universe
- science
- the collection of data through the use of the senses
- observation