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{{split|Evolutionist}}
{{split|Evolutionist}}
An evolutionist is someone who promotes a theory of evolution, particularly a theory which claims that people, animals or any species of life "evolved" without any [[divine intervention]].
An evolutionist is someone who promotes a theory of evolution, particularly a theory which claims that people, animals or any species of life "evolved" without any [[divine intervention]].
In the United States, 99.8% of U.S. biologists are of the opinion that the [[Theory of Evolution]] is the most credible theory explaining the variety of life on Earth and as such are called evolutionists by the pro-Creation side. <ref>"evolutionism." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 20 Mar. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/evolutionism>.</ref>
In the United States, 99.8% of U.S. biologists are of the opinion that the [[Theory of Evolution]] is the most credible theory explaining the variety of life on Earth and as such are called evolutionists by the pro-Creation side. <ref>"evolutionism." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 20 Mar. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/evolutionism>.</ref>
==Controversy==
==Controversy==
===Usage of Terminology===
===Usage of Terminology===
The terms ''evolutionist'' and ''evolutionism'' use the suffix ''-ism'', which is commonly used to designate varieties of philosophical opinion, and some people who use scientific grounds to support evolution prefer to use other terms. Others are happy to call themselves evolutionist, and the terms have been in common use for a century. There seems to be no such objection to the term ''anti-evolutionism''. This is all part of the controversy over evolution itself (see [[Origins debate]]).
The terms ''evolutionist'' and ''evolutionism'' use the suffix ''-ism'', which is commonly used to designate varieties of philosophical opinion, and some people who use scientific grounds to support evolution bristle at the application of these terms to themselves. There seems to be no such objection to the term ''anti-evolutionism''.
This is all part of the controversy over evolution itself (see [[Origins debate]]).
Some Atheistic/Agnostic Evolutionists say that the term ''Evolutionism'' is simply a false Creationist perception, {{fact-political}}
Some Atheistic/Agnostic Evolutionists say that the term ''Evolutionism'' is simply a false Creationist perception, {{fact-political}}