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WHAT IS EVOLUTION? THE OPPOSITE OF INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND SO-CALLED CREATION SCIENCE
In biology, evolution is the change in heritable traits over time, which often results in the emergence of new species. As for creation "science," use of the word “intelligent” in a term for a creation myth is an attempt to make intelligent design sound scientific. Strongholds of Christian fundamentalism, including many southern U. S. states, periodically succeed in mandating the teaching of creation mythology (usually dubbed “creation science”) in public schools. However, the courts, recognizing the principle of separation of church and state, usually strike down such laws. Religious fundamentalists pull out all stops to out-manoeuver the courts by insisting that ID does not name God as the intelligent designer. It just implies that God is the intelligent designer.
All religions invoke the supernatural without empirically verifiable evidence, and are often hostile to scientific principles that challenge religious doctrine, such as hypothesis testing and critical thinking. Science is about nature and reality, not the supernatural and mythology, so scientific and religious beliefs often conflict.