supports concepts like family values, avoiding lies, fidelity, moral codes and the rule of law. Shermer also suggests that evolution gives more support to the notion of an omnipotent creator, rather than a tinkerer with limitations based on a human model. [ 67 ] A fundamental part of `Abdul-Bahá's teachings on evolution is the belief that all life came from the same origin : "the origin of all material life is one..." [ 68 ] He states that from this sole origin, the complete diversity of life was generated: "Consider the world of created beings, how varied and diverse they are in species, yet with one sole origin" [ 69 ] He explains that a slow, gradual process led to the development of complex entities: "[T]he growth and development of all beings is gradual; this is the universal divine organization and the natural system. The seed does not at once become a tree ; the embryo does not at once become a man; the mineral does not suddenly become a stone. No, they grow and develop gradually and attain the limit of perfection" [ 70 ] Evolutionary theory can be seen in a way which is compatible with Catholic dogma , according to the Church. On the 12 August 1950, the Catholic Church accepted that the theory of evolution was a valid scientific inquiry, stated by Pope Pius XII in the encyclical Humani Generis saying "research and discussions… take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution". In the same