Some Highly Successful Biologists Also Have a Strong Religious Faith

question 39

Multiple Choice

Some highly successful biologists also have a strong religious faith.How do they reconcile their faith with the scientific evidence for evolution?

• A) Most of them reject modern evolutionary theory because they believe it is biased by the ongoing conflict between religion and science.
• B) They recognize that religion and evolution are distinct areas of inquiry that do not overlap with each other.
• C) They note that the theory of evolution is flawed because it consistently fails to predict the patterns of mutations that are proposed to drive the process.
• D) They recognize that evolution works only in nonsentient creatures and that human intelligence has limited the role of evolution.

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