Title: Creationism - ReligionFacts
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Content: The majority of creationists are Christians, but creationism includes a variety of religious, scientific, and political views. The one thing they share in common is their rejection of the theory of evolution. The theory of evolution, the idea that species develop and change over time, was first advanced by naturalists Lamarck, Darwin, and Wallace in the 19th century. Those ideas immediately met with a great deal of opposition, as they seemed clearly incompatible with long-held beliefs about the divine origins of biological life and especially humankind. But the theory of evolution soon became the established scientific consensus and, with many adjustments and expansions, remains so today. As such, evolution is taught in public schools and textbooks throughout the world. While some creationists are content with purely religious reasons for rejecting evolution, most believe their position can be supported by modern science as well. These creationists argue that there are many scientific problems with evolution, as well as evidence that points to an intelligent designer, so creationism is a valid scientific theory. Non-creationists object to this on the grounds that creationism is not supported by scientific consensus, "pseudo-scientific," and ultimately religious in nature, and therefore has no place in mainstream science. Creationists consider this reaction to be evidence of a secular bias and contrary to freedom.