creation–evolution controversy

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The creation–evolution controversy is a long-standing social, religious, and political dispute over the teaching and public acceptance of evolutionary theory versus creationist beliefs about the origins of life and the universe.

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instanceOf political controversy
religious controversy
science–religion controversy
social controversy
hasAspect academic freedom debates
church–state separation
curriculum standards
public acceptance of evolution
religious freedom debates
science education
hasHistoricalEvent Edwards v. Aguillard
Epperson v. Arkansas
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Monkey Trial
hasHistoricalRoot 19th-century reactions to Darwinism
hasLanguage English
Portuguese
Turkish
involvesBeliefSystem atheistic evolution
biblical literalism
intelligent design
old Earth creationism
scientific naturalism
theistic evolution
young Earth creationism
involvesDiscipline biology
cosmology
education policy
geology
paleontology
philosophy of science
theology
involvesInstitution courts
legislatures
public schools
religious organizations
religious schools
scientific organizations
isProminentIn United States of America
surface form: United States
mainTopic creationism
evolution
origin of life
origin of the universe
occursIn Brazil
Islamic world
South Korea
Turkey
United Kingdom
positionOpposedBy American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
relatedConcept conflict thesis
culture wars
non-overlapping magisteria
timePeriod late 19th century to present
typicalIssue equal time for creation and evolution
inclusion of creationism in science classes
labeling evolution as “theory not fact”
teaching of evolution in schools

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Darwin fish symbol culturalContext creation–evolution controversy
Butler Act relatedTo creation–evolution controversy
Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) category creation–evolution controversy
subject surface form: Rhea County
this entity surface form: Creation–evolution controversy in the United States
Howard involvedIn creation–evolution controversy
this entity surface form: evolution versus creationism controversy
Paluxy River dinosaur tracks subjectOf creation–evolution controversy
Darwin's Dangerous Idea criticizes creation–evolution controversy
this entity surface form: intelligent design