Which of the Following Ideas Was Offered in the Nineteenth

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas was offered in the nineteenth century controversy over Darwin's theory of evolution?

• A) If the theory is true, the Genesis story must be false.
• B) Many believed that if the Genesis creation story was not the literal word of God, nothing in the Bible can be trusted.
• C) If the Bible is not the literal word of God, even in matters of science, then the fundamentals of Christianity are put in doubt.
• D) The theory of evolution could be reconciled with Christianity if God were seen to have created and directed the evolutionary process.
• E) all of the above

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