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The '''unguided evolution''' theory claims that new species of life came into being as a result of [[natural]] causes only, that is, without any supernatural intervention (compare [[Creationism]]).  

The '''unguided evolution''' theory claims that new species of life came into being as a result of [[natural]] causes only, that is, without any supernatural intervention (compare [[Creationism]]). Put this way, it makes a crucial distinction between the more general or vague formulations espoused by proponents of Evolution.  

Opinion polls show that Americans make a distinction between evolution (1) not actually having happened at all, (2) having come about '''because of''' God's supernatural intervention, or (3) having come about purely by natural forces.

Evolutionists frequently claim that they are ''not'' atheists or materialists, and even that evolution is compatible with religious faith. However, this claim rests on an ambiguity (most likely a deliberately framed one). The term ''unguided evolution'' cuts through this fog.  

Polls have tended to show the same proportion of belief regardless of whether they are conducted by liberals or conservatives. About 15% of Americans believe in unguided evolution, while 80% reject it and 5% have no opinion{{fact}}.

The primary claim of Evolution is that human beings "have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life". The secondary claim is that science can explain this process satisfactorily in terms of natural forces and processes.

 

When evolutionsts say that someone "believes in evolution", they imply that the person accepts both the primary and and the secondary claim. However, surveys such as the March 2001 Gallup Poll [http://www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/current/creation/evol-poll.htm] show that this is an enormous exaggeration. The reason they get away with this is that the term ''Creationist'' is ambiguous.

 

[[Young Earth Creationism]] is the belief that "God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so". However, there is another "creationist" idea, [[Old Earth Creationism]], which states that God's creative process for life on earth took millions of years.  

 

About 15% of Americans believe in unguided evolution, while 80% reject it and 5% have no opinion.  

*These numbers shows that skepticism that life developed via purely unguided evolutionary processes remains very high. [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2005/12/why_many_people_dont_care_that.html]

*These numbers shows that skepticism that life developed via purely unguided evolutionary processes remains very high. [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2005/12/why_many_people_dont_care_that.html]