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Refuting Evolution -- study guide: Lesson 7

Refuting Evolution
by Dr Jonathan Sarfati

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Table of Contents

Book Index

Foreword & Introduction

Chapter 1
Facts & Bias

Chapter 2
Variation and Natural Selection Versus Evolution

Chapter 3
The Links Are Missing

Chapter 4
Bird Evolution?

Chapter 5
Whale Evolution?

Chapter 6
Humans: Images of God or Advanced Apes?

Chapter 7
Astronomy

Chapter 8
How Old Is the Earth?

Chapter 9
Is the Design Explanation Legitimate?

Chapter 10
Conclusion

Lesson 7

Chapter 7: Astronomy

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Discussion questions:

  1. Explain (in general) the ‘big bang’ idea for the formation of the universe. List the Biblical and scientific problems with accepting this concept.
  2. What is the ‘nebular hypothesis’? Describe the problems associated with it.
  3. Some skeptics claim that ‘evolution is as scientific as the Earth revolving around the Sun.’ How would you answer such a question?
    See:
  4. 4468-starlight
    Starlight, Time and the New Physics
  5. Does the Bible teach that the Earth is flat, as many claim it does?
    See:

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Answers

  1. See pages 91-95 and Q&A: Astronomy for additional information.
  2. See pages 95-97 and Q&A: Astronomy for additional information.
  3. See Q&A: Geocentricism for additional information. Evolution is an idea about past events, not an observable, testable event. On the other hand, scientists can conduct experiments and make observations which indicate that the Earth revolves around the sun.
  4. See page 97-98 and Q&A: Flat Earth for additional information.