Darwin knew his ideas on evolution would upset the religious establishment and he delayed publication of his work for more than 20 years.

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Wood claims that religious people reject evolution because, basically, natural selection is viscerally unsettling.

FORBES: Why Some Christians Reject Evolution

The reasons for why different people reject evolution, particularly within the context of different religious traditions, are complicated.

FORBES: Why Some Christians Reject Evolution

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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