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What does the second law of thermodynamics state?
What does the second law of thermodynamics state?
Where is the formal announcement of the second law found?
Where is the formal announcement of the second law found?
What was the divine curse intended to teach?
What was the divine curse intended to teach?
What event is associated with the establishment of the second law of thermodynamics?
What event is associated with the establishment of the second law of thermodynamics?
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What does the curse point forward to and backward to?
What does the curse point forward to and backward to?
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Despite the curse, what is there hope for?
Despite the curse, what is there hope for?
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How is the present age described in relation to creation?
How is the present age described in relation to creation?
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What do passages from the Bible assert regarding the principle of conservation of energy?
What do passages from the Bible assert regarding the principle of conservation of energy?
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How does the Bible present the completion of God's works of creation?
How does the Bible present the completion of God's works of creation?
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How does the Bible refer to the creation of the physical universe and living creatures?
How does the Bible refer to the creation of the physical universe and living creatures?
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What does the Bible indicate regarding God's preservation of the finished creation?
What does the Bible indicate regarding God's preservation of the finished creation?
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How does God uphold all things according to the text?
How does God uphold all things according to the text?
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What biblical principle does the text suggest may eventually incorporate the conservation of the genetic code for each created 'kind'?
What biblical principle does the text suggest may eventually incorporate the conservation of the genetic code for each created 'kind'?
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Which passage from the Bible emphasizes God's control and mastery over creation?
Which passage from the Bible emphasizes God's control and mastery over creation?
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Which biblical passage records the divine curse on the whole creation due to the rebellion of Adam and Eve?
Which biblical passage records the divine curse on the whole creation due to the rebellion of Adam and Eve?
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Which biblical passage compares the fate of man to that of beasts, emphasizing that all are of the dust and turn to dust again?
Which biblical passage compares the fate of man to that of beasts, emphasizing that all are of the dust and turn to dust again?
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Which biblical passage emphasizes the transient nature of people, likening all flesh to grass?
Which biblical passage emphasizes the transient nature of people, likening all flesh to grass?
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Which biblical passage reiterates the analogy of all flesh being as grass and emphasizes the lasting nature of God's word?
Which biblical passage reiterates the analogy of all flesh being as grass and emphasizes the lasting nature of God's word?
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Which biblical passage compares man to a flower that is cut down?
Which biblical passage compares man to a flower that is cut down?
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Which biblical passage compares man to grass that withers and is gone?
Which biblical passage compares man to grass that withers and is gone?
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Which biblical passage notes the shortness of human life?
Which biblical passage notes the shortness of human life?
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Which biblical passage indicates that the whole creation groans and travails in pain?
Which biblical passage indicates that the whole creation groans and travails in pain?
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Which biblical passage emphasizes the contrast between the transient nature of human life and the enduring nature of God's word?
Which biblical passage emphasizes the contrast between the transient nature of human life and the enduring nature of God's word?
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What is the main concern raised about the randomness of the universe's emergence from the big bang?
What is the main concern raised about the randomness of the universe's emergence from the big bang?
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What does the text suggest about the big-bang concept and the organization of the cosmos?
What does the text suggest about the big-bang concept and the organization of the cosmos?
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What does the text imply about the logic of precluding a miraculous Creator?
What does the text imply about the logic of precluding a miraculous Creator?
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What is the main argument against dragging out the creation of the cosmos over tortuous aeons?
What is the main argument against dragging out the creation of the cosmos over tortuous aeons?
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What does the text emphasize about the state of decay and death?
What does the text emphasize about the state of decay and death?
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What is the text's stance on the conservation of energy and increase in entropy?
What is the text's stance on the conservation of energy and increase in entropy?
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What does the text suggest about the intended conservation of energy, matter, and entropy following creation week?
What does the text suggest about the intended conservation of energy, matter, and entropy following creation week?
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What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
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What does the text emphasize regarding the current state of decay and death?
What does the text emphasize regarding the current state of decay and death?
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What does the text assert about the relationship between decay and growth processes?
What does the text assert about the relationship between decay and growth processes?
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What does the text imagine regarding the efficiency of every process and machine?
What does the text imagine regarding the efficiency of every process and machine?
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What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
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What does the text imply about the current state of decay and death?
What does the text imply about the current state of decay and death?
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What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
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According to the text, what biblical premise aligns with true science and logic?
According to the text, what biblical premise aligns with true science and logic?
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What does the text emphasize as support from Scripture?
What does the text emphasize as support from Scripture?
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What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
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According to the text, what is the current process in contrast to the creation week?
According to the text, what is the current process in contrast to the creation week?
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What does the text suggest was the intended balance in the primeval creation?
What does the text suggest was the intended balance in the primeval creation?
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What does the text imply as the reason for the current state of decay and death?
What does the text imply as the reason for the current state of decay and death?
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What does the text emphasize as the contrast with the original creation?
What does the text emphasize as the contrast with the original creation?
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What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
What does the text attribute the non-creation of energy to?
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What does the text suggest was the intended balance in the primeval creation?
What does the text suggest was the intended balance in the primeval creation?
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What does the text imply as the reason for the current state of decay and death?
What does the text imply as the reason for the current state of decay and death?
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What does the text emphasize as the contrast with the original creation?
What does the text emphasize as the contrast with the original creation?
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What is the main concern raised about the randomness of the universe's emergence from the big bang?
What is the main concern raised about the randomness of the universe's emergence from the big bang?
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What does the text imply about the logic of precluding a miraculous Creator?
What does the text imply about the logic of precluding a miraculous Creator?
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What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
What theological explanation does the text provide for the non-creation of energy?
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What does the text emphasize about the current state of decay and death?
What does the text emphasize about the current state of decay and death?
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What does the author suggest about the emergence of the universe from the big bang?
What does the author suggest about the emergence of the universe from the big bang?
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What does the author propose as a potential explanation for the big-bang concept to be workable?
What does the author propose as a potential explanation for the big-bang concept to be workable?
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What does the author question regarding the acknowledgment of a supernatural Creator?
What does the author question regarding the acknowledgment of a supernatural Creator?
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What does the author assert regarding the scientific and scriptural evidence for evolutionary speculations?
What does the author assert regarding the scientific and scriptural evidence for evolutionary speculations?
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Study Notes
Biblical Creation and Conservation Laws
- The text argues that the biblical premise of creation aligns with true science and logic, asserting that "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1).
- It emphasizes support from Scripture such as "In six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed" (Exod. 31:17).
- The text delves into scientific measurements and observations, stating that energy is conserved and entropy increases with no known exceptions, though the reasons why remain unknown.
- It presents theological and biblical explanations for the conservation of energy and increase in entropy, aligning with the reasoning in the Bible.
- The text discusses the first law of conservation, attributing the non-creation of energy to God's rest after the creation and His role in upholding all things.
- It asserts that during the creation week, God was creating, making, and forming, with processes of creation and integration, while the current processes are of conservation and disintegration.
- The text explains that though there was intended conservation of energy, matter, and entropy following creation week, there might have been a decrease in order in individual systems.
- It discusses the balance between decay and growth processes, suggesting that in the primeval creation, decay processes balanced with growth processes to maintain constant entropy.
- The text imagines a scenario where every process and machine would have 100 percent efficiency, with all input energies being converted completely into useful work, as designed by an omniscient, omnipotent God.
- It emphasizes that no death of sentient life, either animal or human, was intended in God's original creation, contradicting the current state where entropy and death are prevalent.
- The text implies that the current state of decay and death is a result of the Fall, deviating from the intended "very good" creation by God.
- It highlights the theological and biblical perspectives on the conservation laws and the state of the universe, emphasizing the contrast with the original creation.
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Explore the biblical passages on the permanence of created kinds and the alignment of biblical creation with conservation laws in this quiz. Delve into scientific and theological explanations, and gain insights into the enduring nature of God's word and the state of the universe according to biblical perspectives.