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The blog of the British Center for Science Education<\/a> shared slides from a recent talk which make a\u00a0really<\/em> important point about the way young-earth creationists want people to think about evolution, and a different and arguably more accurate perspective.<\/p>\n

Here is how young-earth creationists (and some atheists) try to depict the situation:<\/p>\n

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Here is a different perspective:<\/p>\n

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If it is the latter, then you can zoom out and see the bigger picture:<\/p>\n

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Stepping back to see the bigger picture is, as a rule, a good idea in most situations. What do you think of this way of depicting<\/a> the controversies that creationists seek to generate?<\/p>\n

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The blog of the British Center for Science Education shared slides from a recent talk which make a\u00a0really important point about the way young-earth creationists want people to think about evolution, and a different and arguably more accurate perspective. 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