Darwin re-crucified: why are so many afraid of naturalism?(Cover Story) From: Free Inquiry | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: Kurtz, Paul | COPYRIGHT 1998 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Most Americans, including religious conservatives, believe in evolution. However, they reject the suggestion that God had not intervened in the creation process. This stance has led to the resurgence of debates concerning creation and evolutionary theories. An analysis of creationist logic points to its proponents' anxiety over the possibility that natural selection would adequately explain the origin of humans, and do away with the belief in God altogether. It is this prospect that religious...

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