A Common Opinion Concerning the Creationism Versus Evolution Controversy Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

A common opinion concerning the creationism versus evolution controversy is the idea that Earth was created fairly recently but that it was created with fossils and other evidence of great age already present, so that Earth has the appearance of being very old even though it is really quite young. This opinion is best classified as

• A) a scientific opinion that is certainly incorrect.
• B) a scientific hypothesis for which there is currently insufficient evidence.
• C) nonscientific because there is no conceivable scientific way to disprove it.
• D) a scientific opinion that is probably incorrect.
• E) nonscientific because it contradicts common sense.

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