A minority of Americans subscribe to an unusual theory about the origin of people and other animals. They are often adamant about the truth of this theory, and believe that it is the only one that should be taught to children. But if you press them on the theory's details, their answers are muddled. It turns out that these people understand little of what they are defending; they are just parroting back what they have heard from others. Who are they?rnThey are Darwinians-people who claim to believe in evolution by natural selection.rnThat may be surprising. Aren't creationists, after all, the ones who are supposed to be ignorant and irrational? The word minority was a tip-off, though.
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