The ongoing scientific investigation into exactly how evolution occurred and continues to occur has been a controversial idea in society since Darwin first articulated it over a century ago. The scientific basis of evolution accounts for events that also concern religion; both religion and science focus on human origins and biological diversity. For example, in the reading “The truth cannot contradict the truth,” Pope John Paul II, addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, discussed the question of God as the creator of man. The Pope explains that men cannot relate to animals because men are superior. The reason is that God created human beings in his likeness. What the Church says about humanity is contradictory to the scientific evidence scientists have found about human evolution. By analyzing the different scientific approaches it will be clear that the theory of evolution by natural selection is in conflict with the Judeo-Christian worldview of God as creator. Before Darwin, the complexity of organisms was recognized as God's creation. The Judeo-Christian basis holds that recognizing that there is a creator and that the Bible is true is a much deeper substance than the simple statement of a theory. The Bible states that God created a perfect world, but because man has sinned, the world is a continuous state that will eventually lead to complete destruction. This is the opposite of evolutionary teachings that the world began with the Big Bang, and instead of being in a state of decline as Judeo-Christians believe, the world is progressively improving. Evolution makes the characteristics of organisms justifiable through a scientifically studied process... half of the article... and also accepts scientific discoveries that demonstrate evolution. Unfortunately, whether or not the theory of evolution by natural selection conflicts with the Judeo-Christian worldview of God as creator will continue to be an ongoing debate. There will always be a contradiction between the evidence scientists have for human evolution and what the Church claims about the creation of humanity. Works Cited Futuyma, D. (2000-2014). Natural selection: how evolution works. Retrieved from http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/futuyma.htmlO'Neil, D. (1998-2013). Retrieved from http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/evolve_2.htm(2008). Science, evolution and creationism. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved from https://blackboard.sacredheart.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1545220-dt-content-rid-5236924_2/courses/14SPBICC103B/Science Evolution and Creationism.pdf