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'''Evolution and creationism''' are generally seen as being opposed to each other, but there are ways in which some see them as compatible.
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The most direct conflict is between those who define evolution as the gradual appearance of new [[species]] of life (see [[macroevolution]]) as shown by [[fossil]]s; and those who support the Biblical account of God creating all forms of less than 10,000 years ago. Thus, [[Young Earth Creationists]] oppose evolution in all its aspects: gradual appearance, common ancestry, and "[[evolution through natural selection]]".
 
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For those who accept [[fossil]]s as proving the gradual appearance of forms of life over millions of years, there is slightly less conflict. But some [[Old Earth Creationists]] still disagree about [[common descent]] and all insist (on religious grounds) that God directly intervened to form each new kind of creature.
 
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There are some people who say that evolution is compatible with Creationism, or who assert that the Catholic Church accepts evolution. However, [[Pope John Paul II]] wrote:
 
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* ... if the human body takes its origin from pre-existent living matter the spiritual soul is immediately created by God.  [http://www.cin.org/jp2evolu.html Pope John Paul II]
 
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* Theories of evolution which ... consider the mind as emerging from the forces of living matter, or as a mere epiphenomenon of this matter, are incompatible with the truth about man. [ibid]
 
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