big questions in biology
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BIOLOGYChapter 1. The Living Creation
BIG QUESTIONS IN BIOLOGY
1. Where did life come from?
2. How is life designed to function?
3. How does God provide energy for life?
4. How does worldview affect the way people view life?
5. How does science work in the real world?
6. What is the balance between preserving the earth’s
resources and using them to help people?
IN THE BEGINNING
1. Where did life come from?
IN THE BEGINNING
1. Where did life come from?
God created the earth and everything in it (Gen 1):
Six 24-hour days
Ex nihilo- “out of nothing”
About 7,000 years ago
DAYS OF CREATION
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAY 2
SEA/SKY
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAY 2
SEA/SKY
DAY 3
LAND
PLANTS
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAY 2
SEA/SKY
DAY 3
LAND
PLANTS
DAY 4
SUN
MOON
STARS
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAY 2
SEA/SKY
DAY 3
LAND
PLANTS
DAY 4
SUN
MOON
STARS
DAY 5
FISH
BIRDS
DAYS OF CREATION
DAY 1
LIGHT
DAY 2
SEA/SKY
DAY 3
LAND
PLANTS
DAY 4
SUN
MOON
STARS
DAY 5
FISH
BIRDS
DAY 6
ANIMALS
HUMANS
THE CREATION MANDATE
Fill the earth and have dominion over it (Gen 1:28)
WHAT MAKES HUMANS SPECIAL?
What does this mean to biology?
Love others as yourselves (Mt 22:39).
Be good stewards of the earth (Gen 1:28).
THE ATTRIBUTES OF LIFE
2. How is life designed to function?
1. Cells
2. Reproduction
3. Metabolism
4. Organization
5. Growth
6. Response
THE ATTRIBUTES OF LIFE
adaptability
adaptabilitydigestion
adaptabilitydigestion
arrangement
of molecules
adaptabilitydigestion
arrangement
of molecules
single-celled
bacterium
adaptabilitydigestion
arrangement
of molecules
single-celled
bacterium
increasing
number of cells
ENERGY AND INFORMATION
3. How does God provide energy for life?
Energy:
Build and maintain structures and functions
Information:
What to build, how to function, how to create new organisms
ENERGY
INFORMATION
VIEWS OF LIFE
4. How does worldview affect
the way people view life?
(Biblical vs. Naturalistic)
WORLDVIEW
The perspective that a person uses to view and interpret
the world.
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
5. How does science work in the real world?
SCIENCE AS MODELING
What is a model?
SCIENCE AS MODELING
What is a model?
A simplified representation of reality that describes
or explains something in the world in a workable
and useful way.
SCIENCE AS MODELING
What is a model?
A simplified representation of reality that describes
or explains something in the world in a workable
and useful way.
MODELS
What is a theory?
MODELS
What is a theory?
A model that explains a set of observations. Ex. cell theory
MODELS
What is a theory?
A model that explains a set of observations. Ex. cell theory
What is a law?
MODELS
What is a theory?
A model that explains a set of observations. Ex. cell theory
What is a law?
A model that describes how phenomena relate to each
other in a predictable way. Ex. gravity
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD- A LOGICAL PROCEDURE FOR ANSWERING A SCIENTIFIC
QUESTION.
1. Ask a question
2. Do Research
Make a hypothesis- a simple, testable statement that predicts the answer to your question.
3. Experiment
4. Analyze the data
5. Publish the results
BALANCE OF LIFE
6. What is the balance between preserving the
earth’s resources and using them to help people?
Environmentalism- the idea that the environment is
fragile and should be used as little as possible,
sometimes at the expense of human needs.
Conservation- the preservation and wise use of natural
resources, usually with consideration for
the current and future needs of humans.
WEILDING THE TOOLS WISELY
Biotechnology- the use of technology to enhance
living organisms and their processes.
Bioethics- the study of ethical situations in
biology and medicine.