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Match the word to the definition: 1. a. Science b. Papyrus c. Spontaneous generation An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances The systematic study of the natural world through observation a...

Match the word to the definition: 1. a. Science b. Papyrus c. Spontaneous generation An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws Multiple choice: This was not mentioned in the text. Mud actually harbors bacteria; it doesn't kill it! Papyrus allowed Egyptians to document information and send it from person to person. Up to that point in history, Egyptians, Sumerians, and other people groups wrote on clay tablets or on rocks. They proposed that all matter is made up of tiny bits of matter called atoms. Remember that Democritus suggested that when you are a long way from the beach, the sand looks like a smooth, yellow blanket, but as you get closer enough to the beach and actually kneel down to examine the sand, you see it is not solid at all. It is made up of tiny particles called sand grains. Although Aristotle made great advances in the study of living things, he mistakenly believed in spontaneous generation. And because he was so well-respected as one of the greatest scientists of his time, spontaneous generation was believed to be true for over 2,000 years after he came up with it! The accounts of Aristotle and Ptolemy teach us that a scientist shouldn't shouldn't hold on to an idea just because it fits a preconceived notion or what we want to believe or just because a brilliant scientist believes it. The main goal of the alchemists was to turn lead into gold. You could also say "expensive substances". Science began to progress toward the end of the Dark Ages because the Christian worldview began to replace the Roman worldview. Since the Christian worldview is a perfect fit with science, the establishment of that worldview was essential for starting scientific progress again. During the Enlightenment, a major change in scientific approach took place. A good change was that science began to stop relying on the authority of past scientists. A bad change was that science began to move away from the authority of the Bible. Galileo built a telescope, which helped him gather a lot of data about the planets and their motion. Though he is often given credit, he is not its inventor. A negative impact was that Darwin's ideas empowered those who wanted to ignore the authority of the Bible and suggest that all life existed without the work of a Creator. A positive impact was shattering the idea of the immutability of species by explaining how organisms can adapt to changes in their environment. Short Answer: The fact that spontaneous generation has been demonstrated as a non-viable process causes a problem for evolutionary theory. Evolution relies on the fact that everything in our universe arose without God. So without a creator, evolutionists have to assume that life came from non-life. Yet that is spontaneous generation. Yes! The interpretation of scientific data is often dependent on the individual scientist's worldview.