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In the United States, 99.8% of U.S. biologists are evolutionists. <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 evolutionists. <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>
The terms ''evolutionist'' and ''evolutionism'' carry a connotation of unthinking [[faith]] or [[pseoudoscience]] because the suffix ''-ism'' is commonly used to designate varieties of philosophical opinion.
The terms ''evolutionist'' and ''evolutionism'' carry a connotation of unthinking [[faith]] or [[pseudoscience]] because the suffix ''-ism'' is commonly used to designate varieties of philosophical opinion.
Accordingly, many people who maintain that their support for evolution is on scientific grounds bristle at the application of these terms to themselves.
Accordingly, many people who maintain that their support for evolution is on scientific grounds bristle at the application of these terms to themselves.
Likewise, the term ''anti-evolutionism'' carries an ideological connotation.
Likewise, the term ''anti-evolutionism'' carries an ideological connotation.