Template:Creation-evolution table

position statement	terms applied to position	advocates of position
New forms of life have gradually appeared over millions of years without supernatural intervention or guidance other than natural selection	"evolution", naturalistic evolution, theistic evolution	99.9% of biologists, approx, 95% of scientists generally, various media and educational groups, and 12% to 15% of U.S.A. citizens
New forms of life have gradually appeared over millions of years, but only because of supernatural intervention at various points: proponents of theistic evolution accept that the process is natural selection, others are opposed to what they call "evolution"	theistic evolution, Old-Earth Creationism, intelligent design	approx. 40% of U.S.A. citizens, most churches
All forms of life were created by God around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago	Young-Earth Creationism (in the fundamentalist sense)	approx. 45% of U.S.A. citizens, some fundamentalist churches

Aspect	Scientific view	Religious view
the universe	Big Bang	see Creation
the Earth	Age of the Earth	see Creationism
life	origin of life	Deistic evolution Creationism
humanity	human evolution	Deistic evolution intelligent design Creationism