What is the scientific method?
What is the difference between operational science and historical (origins) science?
Hint: An important distinction in discussions about creation and evolution
What is falsifiability and why is it important?
What is a paradigm shift (Thomas Kuhn)?
Hint: From Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'
What is scientism?
Why is scientism considered self-refuting?
What role do presuppositions play in scientific inquiry?
What is a paradigm in Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science?
What is a paradigm shift?
Hint: Examples include the shift from geocentric to heliocentric astronomy.
What are the limits of science according to classical philosophy?
What is scientism?
Why is scientism self-refuting?
How can faith and reason work together, according to classical Christian thought?
What historical contribution did Christianity make to the development of modern science?
Hint: Many founders of modern science — Kepler, Newton, Boyle — were devout Christians.
What is the principle of uniformitarianism, and how does it relate to origins science?
Johnson uses the phrase 'thinking clearly' throughout his book. What does he mean by it?
Choose the correct answer for this Literature review prompt: What is the scientific method?