The Ahmadiyya movement actively promotes evolutionary theory. [127] Ahmadis interpret scripture from the Qur'an to support the concept of macroevolution and give precedence to scientific theories. Furthermore, unlike orthodox Muslims, Ahmadis believe that humans have gradually evolved from different species. Ahmadis regard Adam as being the first Prophet of God–as opposed to him being the first man on Earth. [127] Rather than wholly adopting the theory of natural selection, Ahmadis promote the idea of a "guided evolution," viewing each stage of the evolutionary process as having been selectively woven by God. [128] Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has stated in his magnum opus Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth (1998) that evolution did occur but only through God being the One who brings it about. It does not occur itself, according to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Lahaye, Ataul Wahid; Shah, Zia H. "Guided Evolution: Proof From Punctuated Equilibrium" (PDF). Al Islam. London: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09 . Retrieved 2014-03-21. Harvey, Peter (2013). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pg. 36-8

According to a 2011 Fox News poll, 45% of Americans believe in creationism, down from 50% in a similar poll in 1999. [170] 21% believe in 'the theory of evolution as outlined by Darwin and other scientists' (up from 15% in 1999), and 27% answered that both are true (up from 26% in 1999). [170]

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In one form or another, theistic evolution is the view of creation taught at the majority of mainline Protestant seminaries. [73] For Roman Catholics, human evolution is not a matter of religious teaching, and must stand or fall on its own scientific merits. Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church are not in conflict. The Catechism of the Catholic Church comments positively on the theory of evolution, which is neither precluded nor required by the sources of faith, stating that scientific studies "have splendidly enriched our knowledge of the age and dimensions of the cosmos, the development of life-forms and the appearance of man." [74] Roman Catholic schools teach evolution without controversy on the basis that scientific knowledge does not extend beyond the physical, and scientific truth and religious truth cannot be in conflict. [75] Theistic evolution can be described as "creationism" in holding that divine intervention brought about the origin of life or that divine laws govern formation of species, though many creationists (in the strict sense) would deny that the position is creationism at all. In the creation–evolution controversy, its proponents generally take the "evolutionist" side. This sentiment was expressed by Fr. George Coyne, (the Vatican's chief astronomer between 1978 and 2006): Pope Pius XII (August 12, 1950). "Humani Generis". Vatican: the Holy See ( Papal encyclical). St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City: Holy See. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012 . Retrieved 2011-11-08. Flank, Lenny (April 24, 2006). "Creationism/ID: A Short Legal History". Talk Reason. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014 . Retrieved 2014-03-09. Shtulman, Andrew (March 2006). "Qualitative differences between naïve and scientific theories of evolution". Cognitive Psychology. 52 (2): 170–94. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2005.10.001. ISSN 0010-0285. PMID 16337619. S2CID 20274446.

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Massarani, Luisa. "Few in Brazil accept scientific view of human evolution" . Retrieved 28 February 2020. Poland saw a major controversy over creationism in 2006, when the Deputy Education Minister, Mirosław Orzechowski, denounced evolution as "one of many lies" taught in Polish schools. His superior, Minister of Education Roman Giertych, has stated that the theory of evolution would continue to be taught in Polish schools, "as long as most scientists in our country say that it is the right theory." Giertych's father, Member of the European Parliament Maciej Giertych, has opposed the teaching of evolution and has claimed that dinosaurs and humans co-existed. [160] a b c d e Eugenie Scott (13 February 2018). "The Creation/Evolution Continuum". NCSE . Retrieved 29 April 2019. A 2000 poll for People for the American Way found 70% of the US public felt that evolution was compatible with a belief in God. [169] A 2011 Ipsos survey found that 47% of responders in Brazil identified themselves as "creationists and believe that human beings were in fact created by a spiritual force such as the God they believe in and do not believe that the origin of man came from evolving from other species such as apes". [141]

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The National Science Teachers Association is opposed to teaching creationism as a science, [185] as is the Association for Science Teacher Education, [186] the National Association of Biology Teachers, [187] the American Anthropological Association, [188] the American Geosciences Institute, [189] the Geological Society of America, [190] the American Geophysical Union, [191] and numerous other professional teaching and scientific societies. Hecht, Jeff (August 19, 2006). "Why doesn't America believe in evolution?". New Scientist. 191 (2565): 11. doi: 10.1016/S0262-4079(06)60136-X. ISSN 0262-4079 . Retrieved 2014-03-27.