"For those who believe in the theory of Evolution, it now represents a perfected scientific treatise that explains the creation story without the need for any supernatural power intervening in the completion, or even the initiation of this process. For this reason, the theory of evolution today represents a theory that refutes religion and the existence of a god. No one can claim to accept both evolution and religion without resolving the conflict that precludes accepting them both. The theory of evolution as it is presented, understood, and theorized today by evolutionary biologists states that evolution is not purposeful in the long-term, making it irreconcilable with religion. In other words, no one can say they completely accept the theory of evolution along with its consequent implications, including that evolution isn’t a purposeful process in the long-term, and still simultaneously say they accept religion. This is a blatant contradiction at a basic level. It wouldn’t be made by a rational and knowledgeable person without first resolving the contradiction to make it correct, acceptable, and logical. That is why I have said that the acceptance of the theory of evolution by the Church, something it was compelled to do, could mean the death of the religion of Church, Christianity, unless the Church resolves this contradiction, by proving that evolution is purposeful in the long-term. The clerics don’t understand this of course, because many of them unfortunately don’t understand what evolution really is, or how the theory of evolution is presented today."