Rejection of evolution by religious groupsRecurring cultural, political, and theological rejection of evolution by religious groups exists regarding the origins of the Earth, of humanity, and of other life. In accordance with creationism, species were once widely believed to be fixed products of divine creation, but since the mid-19th century, evolution by natural selection has been established by the scientific community as an empirical scientific fact.
Argument téléologique (religion)Largument téléologique, ou argument du dessein divin', est l'argument sur l'existence de Dieu qui se base sur des preuves perceptibles d'ordre, d'intention, de conception ou de direction - ou d'une combinaison de ceux-ci - dans la nature. Il s'appuie sur l'aspect complexe du monde qui semble avoir été conçu, et serait donc l'objectif ou le but d'un être intelligent. Cet argument a été remis au goût du jour par les créationnistes américains, sous la forme du mouvement du Dessein intelligent.
Of Pandas and PeopleOf Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins is a controversial 1989 (2nd edition 1993) school-level supplementary textbook written by Percival Davis and Dean H. Kenyon, edited by Charles Thaxton and published by the Texas-based Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE). The textbook endorses the pseudoscientific concept of intelligent design – the argument that life shows evidence of being designed by an intelligent agent which is not named specifically in the book, although proponents understand that it refers to the Christian God.
Eugenie ScottEugénie Carol Scott, née le 24 octobre 1945, est anthropologue physique américaine. Elle est l'une des opposantes les plus affirmées à l'enseignement des théories créationniste et du dessein intelligent dans les écoles. Eugenie Scott est ancienne professeure d'université. De 1987 à 2013, Scott a été directrice de la National Center for Science Education, une organisation de défense de l'enseignement de l'évolution et du changement climatique à l'école publique.
Creation scienceCreation science or scientific creationism is a pseudoscientific form of Young Earth creationism which claims to offer scientific arguments for certain literalist and inerrantist interpretations of the Bible. It is often presented without overt faith-based language, but instead relies on reinterpreting scientific results to argue that various myths in the Book of Genesis and other select biblical passages are scientifically valid.
Intelligent designerAn intelligent designer, also referred to as an intelligent agent, is the pseudoscientific hypothetical willed and self-aware entity that the intelligent design movement argues had some role in the origin and/or development of life. The term "intelligent cause" is also used, implying their teleological supposition of direction and purpose in features of the universe and of living things. The popularly termed intelligent design movement is a neo-creationist campaign that arose out of the Christian fundamentalist creation science movement.
Kansas evolution hearingsThe Kansas evolution hearings were a series of hearings held in Topeka, Kansas, United States from May 5 to 12, 2005 by the Kansas State Board of Education and its State Board Science Hearing Committee to change how evolution and the origin of life would be taught in the state's public high school science classes. The hearings were arranged by the Board of Education with the intent of introducing intelligent design into science classes via the Teach the Controversy method.
List of scientific bodies explicitly rejecting intelligent designThis article lists those scientific organisations and other nationally or internationally recognised groups that specifically reject intelligent design as a valid alternative to evolutionary theory. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world's largest general scientific society. The AAAS serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. A 2002 statement states: "[T]he lack of scientific warrant for so-called 'intelligent design theory' makes it improper to include as a part of science education.
A Scientific Dissent from DarwinismA Scientific Dissent from Darwinism ou simplement Dissent from Darwinism (en français Une dissidence scientifique contre le darwinisme ou Dissidence contre le darwinisme) est une déclaration publiée en 2001 par le Discovery Institute, un groupe de réflexion chrétien conservateur basé à Seattle (Washington, États-Unis), très connu pour sa promotion du dessein intelligent (intelligent design en anglais).
Level of support for evolutionThe level of support for evolution among scientists, the public, and other groups is a topic that frequently arises in the creation–evolution controversy, and touches on educational, religious, philosophical, scientific, and political issues. The subject is especially contentious in countries where significant levels of non-acceptance of evolution by the general population exists, but evolution is taught at public schools and universities.
