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Science – (Am. Heritage Dictionary) is the
 1. observation, identification, description,
experimentation, investigation, and
theoretical explanation of natural
phenomena.
 2. Or basically a body of facts that mankind
has gathered by observing and measuring
empirical data of the physical universe.
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Facts- by definition – things that are accurate
or proven true.
 How does mankind prove something true???
What is truth???
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Truth- what is COMMONLY ACCEPTED BY
HUMANS, that which is true is SO because
man has defined it or has proved it.
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Could there be other definitions of Truth???
 A. What everybody believes.
 Is truth simply what everybody accepts as true?
 Doctrine of Humors – Hippocrates 350 B.C.
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Doctrine
of
Humors
 B. A hunch that works.
 Incorrect steps of math problem but got the
correct answer.
 Doctrine of Signatures- used by ancient
Babylonians to 14th and 15th century Europeans.
 Physical world signs (signatures) for cures.
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Doctrine of Signatures- spread by the toothwort
writings of Jakob Böhme (1575–1624), who
suggested that God marked objects with a
sign, or "signature", for their purpose.
A plant bearing parts that resembled human
body parts, animals, or other objects were
thought to have useful relevance to those
parts, animals or objects.
lungwort
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A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look
just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly
enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
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A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four Chambers. All of
the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.
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Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a
blood cell and all of the Research today shows that grapes are also profound heart
and blood vitalizing food.
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A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right Hemisphere, upper Cerebrums and
lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neocortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuro-transmitters
For brain function.
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Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look
exactly like the Human kidneys.
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Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically
target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If
you don't have enough Sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones,
making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
 C. Repeated Observations
 If observed phenomenon happens over and over
again, can one be assured it will continue to
happen???
 Spontaneous generation was observed and
accepted for hundreds of years.
 John Needham 1749 proved it? With his infusion
of broth and growth of microbes?
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Repeated Observation. Spontaneous
Generation
 D. That which is logical.
 Pure mathematics is logical.
 However, what may appear to be logical
mathematically, may not be true.
 Example: ENRON (The company, through the use
of accounting loopholes, special purpose entities,
and poor financial reporting, were able to hide
billions in debt from failed deals and projects.)
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Now Pair and Share your answers to the
questions provided below. (One of you needs to
be a scribe and write down your answers to
share.)
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1. How does mankind prove something is true?
2. What is Truth?
3. Could there be other definitions of truth?
4. Is truth simply what everybody accepts as
truth?
5. If something happens over and over, can one
be assured it will continue to happen?
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Inductive reasoning – from a number of
observed specific facts, make a general
conclusion.
 Ex: 1. Let go a pencil and it falls. (specific)
2. Let go a rock and it falls.
3. Let go a paper and it falls.
Conclusion: All things fall when let go. (general)
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Example of Inductive Reasoning
 1. Socrates was Greek. (premise)
 2. Most Greeks eat fish. (premise)
 3. Socrates probably ate fish. (conclusion)
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Deductive Reasoning – Begins with general
principles assumed to be true and draws
conclusions about particulars (or specific
things)
Ex. 1. All men are mortal. (general)
2. Socrates is a man.
3. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal. (specific)
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1. All oranges are fruits
2. All fruits grow on trees
3. Therefore, all oranges grow on trees
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The fault with logically thinking is that true
statements can sometimes lead to incorrect
conclusions…
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Jan Baptista van Helmont and the
tree/soil/water experiment
 E. Truth that which is accepted by faith.
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What is faith???
 It has been said that whatever a person believes
to be true will the truth for him or her. What is
your opinion on this????
 Is faith a good method for determining truth??
Why??
 A person’s faith or lack of faith will affect the
situation– but the truth will still be the truth
 F. The Word of God.
 Our God is a God of Truth.
 It is true that a person must accept God and the
Bible by faith, but it’s not blind faith.
▪ What does this mean???
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Realm of Science – man’s observation of the
physical world
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Spiritual realm – since we cannot directly test
and experiment with spiritual aspects, God
reveals it to man
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Truth from God’s viewpoint:
 Revealed Truth- those truths God has recorded in
Scripture.
 Unrevealed Truth – those truths, the natural laws,
that God established but did not reveal in
Scripture.
 Fallacy – any statement not a part of revealed or
unrevealed truth.
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Man’s View of Truth:
 Revealed Truth – that which is revealed in
Scripture, whether or not man has scientifically
proved it. If it is in the Bible, it is already true
without requiring additional proof
 Theory – that which is thought to be true, is not
revealed truth but may be part of unrevealed truth
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Fallacy – that which contradicts God’s
revealed truth (no matter how scientific or
commonly believed or logical it may seem)
Truth by definition – that which is true
because man has defined it, as in
mathematics, grammar, spelling, and the
meanings of words.
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