There are several ways of envisioning creationism. Some believers will see the mark of God in this struggle of his faithful to defend the truth of the Bible and religious tradition. The atheist will lament over the slight of these remnants of religion which continue to trammel humanity in its march towards a better world, with gods gotten rid of. The sociologist and historian will pore over these ingredients that make up such a fascinating mixture and will find the decline of the theme science and religion forever renewed. The thinker nourished on evolutionism will wonder about the survivial of such debates. But if we allow that the human species cannot do withot either, the labour of the scientists or religious beliefs, must we not conclude, from the persistence of the upheavals between evolutionists and creationists, that the latter are also indispensable to the vitality of our societies, and to public debate?'