Faith and Reason Video
Do you think science and religion are incompatible with each other? How so? If not,
why do you think that some people think that science and religion are incompatible?
What seems to be the conflict people tend to point to concerning the Catholic Church and
Galileo? Concerning the Catholic Church and Bruno?
How are the science of evolution and its theological implications the same and different
from the past conflict in astronomy?
Before the 18th century, religion and science are deeply tied together. How did the
scientists such as Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton view their discipline in light of their
belief? Why was their heliocentric idea not opposed by the Catholic Church?
How do our current disciplines in school relate to our belief, if any?
When did the notion of conflict between science and religion appear?
People say that believing in God(s) is a way for human to deal with the unknown. What
are some examples of this? Does science solve this unknown? How did this idea came
into being?
What is the conflict between evolution and religion? What are the different claims stated
by the science of evolution? What does the Bible claim?
Definitions that people use
Creationism
a. The belief that God is the creator of the universe (without making statement
about how it was accomplished)
b. The belief that how life came into being is through some kind of divine
intervention which require influence through the laws of the natural world.
c. The belief that how life came into being is through some kind of divine
intervention which require influence outside the laws of this world.
d. The movement where science is used to provide evidence or explanation for
the events that are recorded in the Bible
Evolutionism
a. The belief that life are formed through change of characteristic of species
through environment pressures over generations (evolution)
b. The belief that evolution implies that no outside force acts upon the world
c. The belief that evolution implies that there is no God.
Some questions to ponder
How does science of evolution explain about how life came into being? What does it say
about the existence of God?
What does the Bible say about how life came into being? What does it say about the
evolution process?
How are they in conflict/not in conflict?
Does “faith” or believing in miracles hinder science? Why or why not?
How has religion contributed to science historically?
How has religion opposed to scientific progress historically?
Genesis Structure
Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heavens
and the earth
Genesis 5:1
Genesis 6:9
Genesis 10:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam
These are the generations of Noah
And these are the generations of the sons of
Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Genesis 11:10
These are the generations of Shem
Genesis 11:27
Genesis 25:12
Genesis 25:19
Genesis 36:1,
Genesis 36:9
Genesis 37:2
And these are the generations of Terah
And these are the generations of Ishmeal
And these are the generations of Isaac
And these are the generations of Esau;
These are the generations of Jacob
Genealogy Sections:
Genesis 5:1-5:32: From Adam to Noah
Genesis 10:1-10:32: Sons and grandsons of Noah
Genesis 11:10-11:26: From Shem to Abram
Genesis 25:12-25:16: Sons of Ishmeal
Genesis 36:1-36:27: Sons and grandsons of Esau
Genesis 46:8-46:27: Sons and grandsons of Jacob
‫ֹול ֹ֧דֹות ַה ָּׁש ַַ֛מיִ ם‬
ְ ‫ֵ֣א ֶּלה ת‬
‫וְ ָּׁה ָ֖ ָּׁא ֶּרץ‬
‫ֹול ָ֖ ֹדת ָּׁא ָּׁ ָ֑דם‬
ְ ‫ֶּ ֵ֣זה ֵ֔ס ֶּפר ת‬
‫ֹול ֵֹ֣דת ֵֹ֔נ ַח‬
ְ ‫ֵ֚א ֶּלה ת‬
‫ֹול ֵֹ֣דת ְבני־ ֵֹ֔נ ַח ָ֖שם‬
ְ ‫וְ ֵ֙א ֶּלהֵ֙ ת‬
‫ֵָּׁ֣חם וָּׁ ָָּׁ֑י ֶּפת‬
‫ֹול ֵֹ֣דת ֵ֔שם‬
ְ ‫ֵ֚א ֶּלה ת‬
‫ֹול ֵֹ֣דת ֵֶּ֔ת ַרח‬
ְ ‫וְ ֵ֙א ֶּלהֵ֙ ת‬
‫וְ ַ֛א ֶּלה ת ְֹל ֹֹ֥דת יִ ְש ָּׁמ ָ֖עאל‬
‫ֹול ֹֹ֥דת יִ ְצ ָ֖ ָּׁחק‬
ְ ‫וְ ַ֛א ֶּלה ת‬
‫וְ ַ֛א ֶּלה ת ְֹל ֹֹ֥דות ע ָָּׁ֖שו‬
‫ֵ֣א ֶּלה ת ְֹל ֵֹ֣דות יַ ֲע ֹ֗קֹב‬