Does the evolutionary doctrine clash with religious faith? It does not. It is a blunder to mistake the Holy Scriptures for elementary textbooks of as… - Theodosius Dobzhansky

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Does the evolutionary doctrine clash with religious faith? It does not. It is a blunder to mistake the Holy Scriptures for elementary textbooks of astronomy, geology, biology, and anthropology. Only if symbols are construed to mean what they are not intended to mean can there arise imaginary, insoluble conflicts. As pointed out above, the blunder leads to blasphemy: the Creator is accused of systematic deceitfulness.

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About Theodosius Dobzhansky

Theodosius Grigorevich Dobzhansky (January 25, 1900 – December 18, 1975) was a noted geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and a leader of the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis. He was born in Russia (Ukraine) and attended Kiev University.

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Alternative Names: Theodosius Grygorovych Dobzhansky Dobzhansky Theodosius Dobschanskij Fjodor Grigorjewitsch Dobzhanskij T. G. Dobzhansky T G Dobzhansky T. Dobzhansky T Dobzhansky Dobzhansky T Dobzhansky T. Fedosey Grigorievich Dobrzhanskiy Theodosius Grigorovich Dobzhansky
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