Natural science

been a sizable push to establish a specific viewpoint into public school curriculum—the science curriculum, to be more specific—around the nation. This viewpoint can be commonly referred to as Young-Earth Creationism, or creationism for short. This fundamentalist Christian viewpoint is a literal interpretation of the biblical account of creation, as written in the Book of Genesis. However,…

BIOL 104 – Week 1 Module: Process of Science questions 1. The seven common characteristics define our life. First, all organisms consist of cells and form a total organization. Second, all organisms are able to balance internal function and homeostasis. Third, as the environment changes, all organisms also change and develop. Fourth, all organisms need to absorb energy to maintain health condition, so that it can increase metabolism. Fifth, all organisms can overcome outside environmental…

to the science class in the ninth grade, trying to break the exclusive mode of setting Darwin’s evolution theory as monopoly. Some residents, mainly the parents of the ninth grade students who insisted their beliefs on Darwin’s theory sued the school board for enforcing the teaching policies of including the intelligence design theory in the science classes. 2. The basic principles and origin of the theory of evolution by natural selection is that species arise and develop through the natural…

scientific discourse. Turns out, science is inherently rhetorical; everything in science is the result of discourse between opposing factions trying to determine which is the more accurate depiction of how something works in this world, not to mention the inherent subjectivity of some fields of science (mostly the social sciences since humanity is subjecting itself to…

Creation Science Versus Evolution Science One of the most debated subjects in our society is the issue of evolution science verses creationism. The debate of Ruse versus Laudan gives an overview of the major issues between the two topics. While Ruse and Laudan both argue against Act 590, which, states that a balanced treatment of creationism and evolution science should be taught in the public school system, they drastically vary in viewpoints. The aim of creation science is to provide an…

scientific explanation. Firstly, evolution binds science together and is a sign of the health of science. Secondly, the source of answers for questions about nature must come from nature itself. Thirdly, for an idea to be considered scientifically correct it has to be peer reviewed, but ID wants to skip the steps of making sure an argument is sound and instead make its idea true through the political system. Fourthly, ID assaults the validity of science and views it as opinions, not facts. The…

Science involves systematic inquiry into the natural world which aims to organize, predict and explain empirical data. One strength is that this definition not only defines science, but mentions what science aims for. A weakness this definition has is it is too broad with the term "the natural word". Scientism says that unless one can test it scientifically then its not worth anything. Many people affirm this way of thinking because maybe like skeptics they seek certainty in their beliefs and…

Knowledge allows the everyday person to do the simplest things like walking and talking. Society looks to knowledge to make since of the world around and the information acquired through one or a group. With reference of two Areas of Knowledge, science and religion, the discussion of how and in what ways shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge will be established in the Theory of Knowledge essay. In order for one to fully understand the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal…

started with simple questioning of the natural world. Originating as natural philosophy during The Enlightenment period, philosophes sought to understand the nature of mankind, and apply reason to comprehend the natural world (Hankins, 2). The earliest philosophes were wealthy aristocrats who met to discuss their revelations, limiting the sources of knowledge that contributed to scientific advancement. Throughout the early modern period, however, the practice of science was slowly shifting…

Do science and religion overlap in any form when considering the topic of evolution? Fundamentally science and religion strive to answer different questions. Science focusing on the how, whereas religion focuses on the why. However, where both of these entities share common ground is in their most basic purpose; to discover the truth. The sorts of questions that religion is concerned with verses the purpose of science are both key factors of the similarities and differences that arise between…