Evolution Disbelief is Fuel by Fear of the Uncertain
Today, most Ph.D instructors in life-science related fields conclude based on the overwhelming body of evidence that evolution was the process of changes that took life on Earth from unicellular life, to multicellular life in all its grandeur -- including man. Yet, 44 percent of respondents to a recent 2007 Gallop Poll of U.S. citizens stated that they believed that God created man in its current form (pure creationism) and 44 percent stated they believed God guided human evolution (intelligent design).
A new behavioral science study performed at the University of Amsterdam and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Experimental Social Psychology offers fascinating clues as to why some people may disavow evolution.
Intriguingly, while many people believe religious reasons to be the driving factor, for many people it appears that fear of randomness and uncontrolled circumstances is one of...