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Evolution and Creationism
The American evolution/creation debate raged throughout the twentieth century and shows no sign of letting up in the twenty-first. American attitudes toward evolution typically show sharp divisions between, on the one hand, those who hold that a belief in the existence of God makes it impossible to accept evolution and, on the other hand, those who believe that the fact of evolution undermines religion. Caught somewhere in the middle is the largest segment of the American public, those who somehow accept both evolution and God. Legal battles over the teaching of evolutionary and creationist accounts of biological origins highlight the seemingly unbridgeable gap between beliefs. Such a split suggests that even if evolution receives the unwavering support of scientists, people of a creationist persuasion remain unwilling to adjust their spiritual beliefs far enough to embrace a scientific explanation for human origins......
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