The clearest sign that we are not ready to abandon our metanarratives comes in the current and ongoing clash between those who accept evolutionary theory and those who accept the Bible as the written word of God. The latter grant the Earth 6,000 years of life, the former give it several million more, and never the twain shall meet. Each of these viewpoints is a metanarrative, a big story that governs people's understanding of the world. Like many metanarratives, each of these completely negates the other.
Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the preceding statements?
(A) Metanarratives are neither wholly true nor entirely false.
(B) In the modern world, no two metanarratives are alike.
(C) People tend to decipher their world through metanarratives.
(D) Biblical scholars do not accept evolutionary theory.
(E) Evolutionary theory negates most of what is written in the Bible.