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One answer is that creationists in the United States are better organized and more effective at controlling the debate, taking advantage of some admittedly confusing aspects of evolution to cast a shadow of doubt over the whole field.
Why would so many ordinary Americans reject something that is so overwhelmingly accepted by the people who study it? A simple clash between religion and science has often been posited as the answer, but the reality is more complicated, as evidenced by the large number of scientists who believe in...
Evolution gets singled out because of its implications about the origin of human life. It is unintuitive, even for scientists, to accept that our species, which is unique in so many ways, has the same origins as a shark or a sequoia. But this does not account for why every...
Take the typical American creationist’s sneer: discrediting evolution by calling it “only a theory.” This misrepresents the concept of a theory in scientific discourse, which simply means an explanation. Plate tectonics, geometry, and even gravity are considered scientific theories. Calling evolution...
Many American creationists also use other acts of verbal obfuscation. For instance, some attempt to spread the notion that there is a real debate among scientists between evolution and intelligent design and then encourage public schools to “teach the debate.” But among the most...