ðɪs kˈɔːzd pˈænɪk ɪn ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs tɹɐdˈɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ hˈoʊld ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹəlˌɪst vjˈuː ʌvðə dʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs kɹiːˈeɪʃən nˈæɹətˌɪv bɪkˈʌz ɪt kˈɔːld ˌɪntʊ kwˈɛstʃən ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd.
This caused panic in religious traditions which hold a literalist view of the Genesis creation narrative because it called into question everything that they believed.