a) Methodologies with emphasis on observation, hypothesis and experiment, identifying connections and differences vis a vis religious belief and processes; miracles.
b) Creation themes and scientific cosmologies: Big Bang, steady state theories, intelligent design and irreducible complexity, creationism, cosmological constant, evolution, Gaia hypothesis.
1 Explore how religious and sciencific methodologies with emphasis on observation, hypothesis and experiment. (8)
1 Explore the scientific method. (8)
1 Explore connections and differences vis a vis religious belief and processes in methdological approachs in science and religion. (8)
1 Explore miracles in the context of religion ansd science debates. (8)
1 Explore the signifiacnace of miracles for the philsophy of religion. (8)
1 Explore the aetiological themes in the Gensis Creation accounts. (8)
1 Explore the scientific cosmologies of EAITHER the big band OR steady state theory. (8)
1 Explore the intelligent design and irreducible complexity. (8)
1 Explore the idea of intelligent design. (8)
1 Explore the nature and signfiicance of creationism. (8)
1 Explore the cosmological constant. (8)
1 Explore the signifiance of the cosmological constant in the context of debates between Atheists and thests . (8)
1 Explore Darwins theory of evolution. (8)
1 Explore Dawkins neo-darwinain theory of evolution. (8)
1 Explore the Gaia hypothesis. (8)
1 Explore the Gaia hypothesis in the context of debates between Atheists and Thests. (8)
2. Assess how far science removes any need for belief in a God who created the universe’. (12)
2. Assess the key points in the debate between science and religion. (12) 2023 Q
2. Assess the significance of the . (12)
2. Assess the importance of the T. (12) 2018 Paper Q
2 Assess Hume’s definition of miracles. (12)
2. Assess the credibility of the g. (12)
2 Assess the weakness of claim . (12)
2 Assess the strenghts of the claim that . (12)
2. Asses to what extent the scientific and religious accounts of creation are incompatible with each other? (12)
2 Assess how far science removes any need for belief in a God who created the universe’. (12)
2 Asses to what extent to which intelligent design and irreducible complexity can be called pseudoscience? (12)
2 Assess the strengths of claim the . (12)
2 Assess the view that scientific cosmologies are incompatible with religious beliefs about creation. (12) 2018 paper Q
2 Assess the significance of the claim . (12)
2 Assess how it is the case that it c. (12)
2 Assess the credibility of the claim . (12)
Assess how far it is the case that its more helpful for . (12)
2 Assess how far it is the case that . (12)
2 Assess how far it is the case that . (12)
3b Analyse how religious people might interpret the theory of evolution. (20)
3b Analyse the credibility of the view that . (20)
3b Analyse the . (20)
3b Analyse the . (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of the claim that the ' (20)
3b Analyse the strenghs of s. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of the m. (20)
3b) Analayse the importance of the . (20)
3b Analyse the extent to which Gaia theory is a useful approach to science. (20)
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3b Analyse the strengths and weakness of Dawkins critique of creationism. (20)
4. Evaluate the view that there is a conflict between science and religion. (30) 2020 Q
4. Evaluate the view that “God is the only explanation for the existence of life.” (30)
4 Evaluate whether science and religion are compatible. (30)
4 Evaluate the opinion that the . (30)
4 Evaluate the opinion the strenghts and weaknesss of the claim that . (30)
4 Evaluate the relative importance of . (30)
4 Evaluate the view that ‘ .’ (30)
4 Evaluate the significance of the . (30)
4. Evaluate the meaning and significance of the . (30)
4 Evaluate the claim that .’ (30)
4 Evaluate the . (30)
4 Evaluate the . (30)
4 Evaluate the importance of the s. (30)
4 Evaluate the . (30)