Wikipedia:Creation-evolution table

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The following table might be useful in several Wikipedia articles about evolution and/or creationism. Maybe even intelligent design.

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

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