Editing Theistic evolution (section)

{{Short description|Scientific view of guided evolution by God}}
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'''Theistic evolution''' (also known as '''theistic evolutionism''' or '''God-guided evolution'''), alternatively called '''evolutionary creationism,''' is a view that [[God]] acts and creates through [[Scientific law|laws of nature]]. Here, God is taken as the primary cause while natural causes are [[Secondary causation|secondary]], positing that the concept of God and religious beliefs are compatible with the findings of modern science, including [[evolution]]. Theistic evolution is not in itself a [[scientific theory]], but includes a range of views about how science relates to religious beliefs and the extent to which God intervenes. It rejects the strict [[creationism|creationist]] doctrines of [[special creation]], but can include beliefs such as [[Creationism (soul)|creation of the human soul]]. Modern theistic evolution accepts the general scientific consensus on the [[Age of Earth|age of the Earth]], the [[age of the universe]], the [[Big Bang]], the [[nebular hypothesis|origin of the Solar System]], the [[abiogenesis|origin of life]], and evolution.<ref name="NCSE Continuum 2022">{{cite web | title=The Creation/Evolution Continuum | website=[[National Center for Science Education]]|url=https://ncse.ngo/creationevolution-continuum|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=22 June 2022|access-date=26 January 2024|archive-date=26 January 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240126235939/https://ncse.ngo/creationevolution-continuum}}</ref>

Supporters of theistic evolution generally attempt to harmonize evolutionary thought with belief in God and reject the [[conflict thesis|conflict]] [[relationship between religion and science|between religion and science]]; they hold that religious beliefs and scientific theories do not need to contradict each other.{{sfn|Numbers|2006|pp=34–38}}<ref name=EvC>''Evolution Vs. Creationism'', [[Eugenie Scott]], Niles Eldredge, p. 62–63</ref> Diversity exists regarding how the two concepts of faith and science fit together.<ref name="Stump Defining the Relationship">{{cite web |author=[[James B. Stump|Jim Stump]] |date=13 March 2019 |title=Defining the Relationship between Evolution and Divine Intervention |url=https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/2019/03/defining-the-relationship-between-evolution-and-divine-intervention/ |access-date=5 July 2019 |website=Sapientia}}</ref>