Shermer asks why so many Americans do n't accept the theory of evolution . He comes up with six reasons why not , including misunderstanding and fear . The Harvard biologist Ernst Mayr , arguably the greatest evolutionary theorist since Darwin , asserted : `` It would be difficult to refute the claim that the Darwinian revolution was the greatest of all intellectual revolutions in the history of mankind . '' But he says , divine creation stands out for praise regardless of when it happened .
Shermer asks why so many Americans do n't accept the theory of evolution . He comes up with six reasons why not , including misunderstanding and fear . But he says , divine creation stands out for praise regardless of when it happened .