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Call it an ""edit war"", ""tug-of-war"", etc., it's not that complicated, and not much of a ""war"". At the time a close variant of this statement was first inserted into the article, there was an then ongoing discussion relating to the inclusion of the Time Magazine cover image involving WP technical minutiae relating to WP:NFC. In my opinion and that of other participants, it was a reasonable editorial discretionary decision to include it, though the precise formulation plainly is questionable and subject to debate in particular about the second and third question presented. That question reads: ""If so, does the evidence support it and related explanations of the history of life on Earth?"" It's followed by the assertion that ""if the answer to either question is negative"" then the third question follows. IMO, this, although reasonable, is just edItorial opinion. The paragraph with the three questions was just very recently flagged for citation, which according to a strict reading of WP:V allows for its removal, at least lacking a consensus override of its removal. After initially resisting, I support its removal. ..... The section flows rationally and informatively, and in keeping with WP's core content policies, either with or without that paragraph. ...   "