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While the theory of evolution is thoroughly accepted among scientists, the conflict between science and religion continues to this day. In the United States, numerous states and school districts have passed laws that encourage public school teachers to present evolutionary theory as more scientifically questionable than it really is. Similar religious concerns have impacted the writing of textbooks. In contrast, other religious figures believe that science and religion can co-exist, taking the position that science serves to illuminate God’s plan. This was the conclusion of Isaac Newton (1642–1727), the seventeenth-century genius who revolutionized mathematics and physics.