EvolutionandReligion

Evolutionisacontroversialsubjectbetweenreligiousand
nonreligiouspeople.60%ofamericansbelievethathumansandother
livingthingshaveevolvedovertime.Theother40%believethatGod
playedaroleintheprocessofevolution.
Wearetoldthathumanbeingsandindeedalllivingcreatures
evolvedoverhundredsofmillionsofyearsfromacommonancestor.
Whenthetheorywasbroughttothepubliceye,itmadeseriousproblems
forChristiansbecausetheybelieveGodcreatedalllivingthings.(Buxlow)
"Inthebeginningwastheword,thewordwaswithGod.Thesamewasin
theBeginningwithGod.Allthingsweremadebyhimandwithouthimwas
anythingmade.(John1vv)Christianshavetobelieveinmiracles,suchas
TheplaguesofEgypt,ThepartingoftheRedSea,andtheProvisionof
Manna.
ThepublicviewsonHumanEvolutionissixintenamericanssaythat
humansandotherlivingthingshaveevolvedovertime,
(PewResearchCenter)whileathirdrejecttheideaofevolution.Halfof
thosepeoplewhorevealabeliefinHumanEvolutionthinkthatnatural
processsuchasnaturalselectionisreal.In200954%ofRepublicans
and64%ofDemocratssaidhumanshaveevolvedovertimethatsaten
pointgap!Todayin201443%ofRepublicansand67%sayhumanshave
evolvedovertime,thatsa24pointgap.
Thetheoryofevolutionisonlyinthepubliceye.Theonlyreasonitis
controversialinthepubliceyeisbecauseitdeniessomepeoplesreligious
beliefs.ManyChristiansbelievethatGodcreatedlife,andevolutiontakes
thatroleaway,butnonreligiouspeoplebelievethathumansandother
livingthingshaveevolvedovertime.
Wearealltoldthatalllivingthingshaveevolvedovertime,alotof
thenonreligiouspeoplebelievethatGodcreatedlife.Thisiswhy
evolutionisverycontroversialwithreligiousandnonreligiouspeople.
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