science

• special creation- biblical principle of origins that refers to god's work of calling the universe out of nothing
• evolution- belief that the universe originated by the natural processes over billions of years
• 2 categorize of evolution- biological evolution & cosmic evolution
• biological evolution- refers to the gradual development of life on earth
• cosmic evolution - refers to the origin of the universe as a whole
• charles darwin - popularized the idea of biological evolution
• fossils- remains or impressions of a plant, animal, or human preserved in sedimentary rocks
• types of fossils - petrified fossils , mold fossils , print fossils, resin fossils, and whole-specimen fossils
• mold fossil- impression left behind when an organism decays
• the floods occurred fewer than 5000 - 6000 years ago
• Georges Cuvier first suggested that the earth had gone through a series of catastrophes