Taw - I don't think that is true. My assessment would be that controversy exists almost everywhere in the world, it is only most pronounced in the US. I'd like to see some numbers that verify your claim. - MMGB
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The three main ideas explaining the origin of life are:
New species came into being over millions of years. Natural processes are sufficient to account for this.
New species came into being over millions of years. Natural processes alone cannot account for this.
God created all forms of life around 6,000 years ago, pretty much as they are today.
The accepted scientific view is the theory of evolution, i.e., the neo-Darwinian synthesis. (Only a tiny minority of scientists depart from the accepted view.)
Religions which adhere to Sudden Creationism reject evolution entirely, although some denominations of Christianity recognize that some sort of evolution took place. See [Christian views on evolution]?.
Recently, Intelligent Design has been formulated in an attempt to bridge the gap between faith and science.
LDC - I'm going to throw some weight in with you on this. I do believe that the topic "Origin of Life Explanations" (or something similarly named) deserves to exist, being a broad and linking page that present the many various theories as to how life emerged. But the rather restricted (and Americo-centric) view that Ed presented is not fair coverage. Also, the article would need to acknowlege the "no origin" explanations that come from hinduism and buddhism - where the universe and life just has "always been".
Taw - I'd like to see some numbers that support your assertion that Europeans reject creationism so extensively - I suspect (hope!) that the percentage is substantially less than in the USA, but ther would still be a significant number. - MMGB