Evolution Vs Intelligent Design

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The Theory of Evolution is well known. As a theory it is not a set fact, but a hypothesis supported by a large amount of evidence, and is widely accepted. But there are still many who oppose it with their substitute being Intelligent Design. Evolution is the theory that traits are selected through natural selection, and that the more successful individuals will have more offspring and pass their unique trait down. The idea of Intelligent Design is that all species were created by an intelligent being, be it a god or extra-terrestrials. Both Evolution and Intelligent Design have support. Evolution has several traced evolutionary pathways, such as the transition of animals to land and from dinosaurs to birds. Several tests were done

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