My dad is a creationist; he can buy into evolution at the "bacteria or viruses mutate to become resistant" level but not at the "unicelluar life evolved into the wide variety of multicelluar organism we see today" level. This has never been a problem because Dad, while someone who never stops talking ;-), is very capable of shutting up about a given topic and doesn't feel the need to browbeat someone into agreeing with him. Once in a while the topic will come up when we're chatting; he'll say what he thinks; I'll just nod, and we go on to something else.
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My dad is a creationist; he can buy into evolution at the "bacteria or viruses mutate to become resistant" level but not at the "unicelluar life evolved into the wide variety of multicelluar organism we see today" level. This has never been a problem because Dad, while someone who never stops talking ;-), is very capable of shutting up about a given topic and doesn't feel the need to browbeat someone into agreeing with him. Once in a while the topic will come up when we're chatting; he'll say what he thinks; I'll just nod, and we go on to something else.