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a substantial minority of 40% of Americans reject this aspect of evolution since it contradicts their religious belief that God created all forms of life less than 10,000 years ago. <!-- insert reference to Gallup Poll or Pew poll -->

a substantial minority of 40% of Americans reject this aspect of evolution since it contradicts their religious belief that God created all forms of life less than 10,000 years ago. <!-- insert reference to Gallup Poll or Pew poll -->

Finally, if "evolution" refers to the [[Theory of Evolution]] associated with [[Charles Darwin]], that the principle of [[natural selection]] can account for the appearance of new forms of life, then only about 15% of Americans believe this. (Around 45% <ref>http://www.religioustolerance.org/ev_publi.htm</ref> of Americans believe that new forms of life have indeed appeared as indicated in the [[fossil record]], but they think this was due to God's intervention rather than natural processes alone.)

Finally, if "evolution" refers to the [[Theory of Evolution]] associated with [[Charles Darwin]], that the principle of [[natural selection]] can account for the appearance of new forms of life, then only about 15% of Americans believe this. (Around 45% <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19991013122341/http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/evolutionviews990816.html</ref> of Americans believe that new forms of life have indeed appeared as indicated in the [[fossil record]], but they think this was due to God's intervention rather than natural processes alone.)

So when someone is reported to "believe in evolution", you need to be sure what sort of belief is being discussed.

So when someone is reported to "believe in evolution", you need to be sure what sort of belief is being discussed.