| A | B |
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| worldview | the frame of reference used to interpret and understand the world |
| theory of evolution | a belief set which opposes the idea that God created Earth |
| evolutionist | a person who belief set includes the idea of cosmological beginnings, biological evolution, and the idea that all things are progressing toward perfection |
| creationist | a person who believes the Biblical account of creation |
| scientism | science is the only path to truth |
| canopy theory | model used to explain physical evidence seen today; "layer of water above the earth" |
| day-age theory | belief that seven days are seven ages |
| gap theory | belief in a period of time between Gen 1:1 and Gen 1:3 |
| literal creation | belief in actual seven 24-hour days of creation |
| progressive creation | creation occurred in spurts separated by periods of rest |
| theistic evolution | belief that combines creation and evolution: God uses evolution to create |
| antediluvian | before the flood |
| fossil | evidence of a once-living organism embedded or preserved in rock |
| fossilization | the process of forming fossils |
| deluge fossil formation theory | idea that conditions for fossilization were met by the biblical flood |
| sedimentation | the settling out of material from a moving substance |
| glaciation | the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action |
| radiometric dating method | measurement of the decay of a radioactive substance |
| half-life | the time required for one half of the initial element to form into a different element |
| apparent age | the idea that creation included fully mature organisms |
