ANTA01H3 Chapter : ANTA01 Ch 2

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Ch 2: eden questioned (17-48) the bible has stated that the world s age is less than 6000 years. Archbishop james ussher (1581-1656) determined the world was created in 4004 b. c. therefore 6000 years old. In the 17th-19th centuries, natural scientists/philosophers began to seek enlightenment about the world around them f/ nature itself. > reverend john ray (1627-1705) created the wisdom of god manifested in the works of the. Uniformitarianism, contribution f/ geology: physical changes in the earth began to contradict the writings of the bible of the earth s creation the answer to the earth s natural changes is explained by catastrophic events (noah s flood, earthquakes) Catastrophist- an adherent of the idea that the world was changed over time by catastrophic events. > natural scientists geologists opposed the view of catastrophists because no size, impact & evidence of any global catastrophes could have been responsible for the earth s present state.

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