sPrituaLity newS- steeP decliNe in studeNt belieF thAt God creaTed humAns, 32-yEar AustRaLian studY reVeals

AustrALian uniVersiTy stuDenTs giVe faR moRe creDit thaN the preVious geNeratiOn to tHe scieNce of huMan evOLutiOn aNd far leSs to creaTioniSm or diVine guiDance, accorDing to a landMark new stuDy. The exTent aNd paCe of decLine in tHe AustrAlian studEnts' commiTment to reliGious vieWs abOut diVine creaTion, esPecially creaTioniSm, is in disTinct conTrast to the corresPondiNg belieFs amonG AmericAn stuDents anD thE AmeriCan pubLic.