What they do is raise questions about the scientific theory of evolution.

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Many Christian denominations marry the biblical creation narrative with scientific evidence by accepting evolution as the process God used to create life on Earth.

CNN: Debate evolves into religious discussion

Mr. JAY LABOV (National Academy of Sciences): Why they try to do is to insert language that makes it seem as if there's some controversy within the scientific community as to whether evolution has occurred, and the vast, vast majority of scientists accept the evidence for evolution that has accumulated over the last 150 years.

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These gentlemen are making assertions that evolution (by that I mean the view that molecules have become men over 15 - 20 billion years) is a certainty, and are not willing to have the whole proposal of evolution critically tested by scientific debate within both University and secondary schools in our land.

BBC: A POINT OF VIEW

Both the theory of evolution and creationism have valid scientific strengths and weaknesses.

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But Prof Reiss argues that there is an educational value in comparing creationist ideas with scientific theories like Darwin's theory of evolution because they demonstrate how science, unlike religious beliefs, can be tested.

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It races through ideas: how learned societies emerged, how the theory of evolution affected the way people viewed themselves, how scientific progress brought power to its protagonists.

ECONOMIST: History of science

After boycotting a series of hearings in Topeka last May, in which supporters of intelligent design criticized evolution, science groups are now mobilizing to defend what biologists say is a bedrock scientific theory.

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