Puritans don't believe in evolution.
many Biblical scholars, especially Orthodox do believe in evolution
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Evolution doesn't make most relegion look stupid. People do.
Many religous types don't accept evolution for the same reason many evolutionists won't accept the chance of a God.
They fancy themselves superior and feel smug by trying to make the other look bad.

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