... view is based on logic and reason and in scrutiny of what we can see, looking only at this and not beyond. The question that needs to be asked however, is whether or not these views can integrate in any way, and how so. The two views that can be taken need to be analysed in more depth to understand the fundamental differences that lie between the two claims. Looked at from a modern perspective and in our existing society, the issue is where we came from; Adam or the apes? Indeed, base materialism uses genetic variation in much of its claims and sees evolution as a continuous but gradual process. But with such beliefs, god is made redundant and is no longer part of the equation. Darwin's theory of natural selection was backed up by his classification, which was logical, in showing that although many species are dominant, they ...

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