What is History of the creation–evolution controversy?
The '''creation–evolution controversy has a long history'''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Montgomery|first=David R.|author-link=David R. Montgomery|date=November 2012|title=The evolution of creationism|url=https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/22/11/pdf/i1052-5173-22-11-4.pdf|journal=GSA Today|publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]|volume=22|issue=11|pages=4–9|doi=10.1130/GSATG158A.1|accessdate=2016-01-28}}</ref> [[Scientist]]s had some ideas how [[evolution]] works. Because these theories contradict the [[creation myth]] in the [[Book of Genesis]], [[Religion|religious]] people and organizations questioned these ideas. For a long time, only the [[Priest|priests]] could read the Bible, which was written in [[Latin language|Latin]] or in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It was only the priests who interpreted the texts in the Bible. The priests often said that the Book of Genesis should not be read literally and taught it as an [[allegory]]. With the advent of the printing press, the Bible was translated into other languages. More people were [[Literacy|able to read and write]], and more literal understandings of [[scripture]] flourished. This allowed some religious persons and groups to challenge scientists who supported [[evolution]], such as [[biologist]]s [[Thomas Henry Huxley]] and [[Ernst Haeckel]].<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Larson|1997}}</ref> == Creation–evolution controversy in the age of Darwin == {{Life timeline}} The first people to speak about evolution were [[Empedocles]] and other Greek philosophers in Europe (5th century [[Common Era|BCE]]) and[[Taoism]] in Asia. The history of evolutionary thought in [[Christianity|Christian]] theology dates back to [[Augustine of Hippo]] (4th century) and [[Thomas Aquinas]] (13th century). The modern creation–evolution controversy started in Europe and North America in the late 18th century. Discoveries in [[geology]] led to various theories of an ancient earth, and [[fossil]]s showing past [[extinction]]s prompted early ideas of evolution. These idea