One in three Americans don't believe in evolution

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Dec 31 2013 | 2:45 PM IST

One-third of Americans still don't believe that humans have evolved over time, and they thinks that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time, according to a new poll.

The survey by Pew Research Centre found that among the Americans who said they believe in evolution, roughly a quarter said "a supreme being guided the evolution of living things for the purpose of creating humans and other life in the form it exists today," Fox News reported.

It was revealed that just six in ten Americans believe "humans and other living things have evolved over time.

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First Published: Dec 31 2013 | 2:37 PM IST

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