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Why God's in a class by himself
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Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.
Subjects: Intelligent design, Science, Evolution
Author: Michael Shermer
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Start Page: M.5
Section: Current; Part M; Editorial Pages Desk
Text Word Count: 536
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I replied that, empirically speaking, yes, you can -- the proof being that 40% of American scientists profess a belief in God and also accept the theory of evolution, not to mention that most of the world's 1 billion Catholics believe in God and accept the theory of evolution. But then this reporter wanted to know if it is logically consistent to believe in God and the theory of evolution. That is, does the theory of evolution -- if carried out to its logical conclusion -- preclude belief in God? This is a different question. Here is my answer.

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