Complex sentence: The topic is raised by scientists to clarify the nature of these terms in science, responding to the common misconceptions that "evolution is only a theory"; "it is not a fact"; or that intelligent design offers a credible counter "theory".
Split into simpler sentences: The topic is raised by scientists to clarify the nature of these terms in science. Ensuing discussions respond to the common misconceptions that "evolution is only a theory"; "it is not a fact"; or that intelligent design offers a credible counter "theory".