:"''Evolution has been a recent source of controversy in the United States. Some prominent Americans seriously question evolution, based on a feeling that it conflicts with religious beliefs. However, religion and evolution are not mutually exclusive. Many deeply religious people believe that God set evolution into effect, which is no detraction to His majesty. This is referring to the theory of Theistic Evolution, which is distinctly different from Intelligent Design, a form of Creationism. Intelligent Design asserts that an Intelligent Designer (often God) oversees all changes in species.''" | :"''Evolution has been a recent source of controversy in the United States. Some prominent Americans seriously question evolution, based on a feeling that it conflicts with religious beliefs. However, religion and evolution are not mutually exclusive. Many deeply religious people believe that God set evolution into effect, which is no detraction to His majesty. This is referring to the theory of Theistic Evolution, which is distinctly different from Intelligent Design, a form of Creationism. Intelligent Design asserts that an Intelligent Designer (often God) oversees all changes in species.''" |