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Creation vs. evolution debate

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The '''creation Creation vs. evolution Evolution debate''' is an ongoing dispute most prevalent in regions of the [[United States]].It concerns the question of how things man, as well as animals and plants, came to be, including exist in their present form; whether they were created as they currently are by the [[universeintelligent design]]of a Creator, or they [[Earthevolution|evolved]] though [[natural selection]] from primitive lifeforms. Believers in Evolutionism usually support other [[atheist]] theories concerning the origin of the [[universe]], [[life (biology)|lifeEarth]], and [[homo sapiens|mankindlife]].
The [[creation]] vs. [[evolution]] debate has a long history,<ref>{{hnb|Numbers|1992|p=3-240}}</ref> and today is carried out in the [[mass media]], churches, and the [[Internet]]. A major focus of the debate concerns what should be taught as [[science]] in [[public schools]].<ref>{{hnb|Peters & Hewlett|2005|Ref=CITEREFPetersHewlett2005|p=1}}</ref>
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