For my part, before anyone claims close-mindedness, I’ve got a Theology degree, about a dozen different Bibles (that, unlike most fundamentalists, I’ve actually read all the way through several times), a bookshelf dominated by Creationist and Intelligent Design works, and I can even read Biblical Hebrew, albeit not very well right now. All it takes is educating yourself on what they really have to offer and that’s more than enough to reach Glark’s (and common sense’s) conclusion.

Holes in evolution? Sure, all theories have points that scientists debate. Doesn’t mean the entire theory is invalid or suspect. Nobody ever talks about a theory that we all take as a given: gravity. If you actually read the science, there’s exponentially more evidence backing evolution than gravity. Gravity theories don’t even fit in modern physics. Scientists can’t make gravity co-exist with quantum physics yet. Does that mean Intelligent Flying/Falling will start being taught in schools? How do we know angels don’t take the planets around the sun or grab people who jump off buildings and fly them very quickly into the ground? Nobody’s ever seen “a gravity”, and nobody’s ever seen an angel herd rain to the ground. People HAVE seen evolution. (Both micro- and macro-evolution, which are both the SAME PROCESS. It just depends on whether you want to talk decades/centuries, or millenia.) A simple trip to the library to browse any one of hundreds of scientific publications can demonstrate that.

Finally, nobody’s ever been able to point out to me exactly where in the Bible it mentions evolution, and nobody’s ever been able to point out where in evolutionary theory it says, “…by the way, there’s no God.”

Sorry for the rant, everyone. I just hate when “people of faith” talk as though ignorance is a key part of their belief, and I hate these pseudo-debates that wouldn’t happen if people would just educate themselves. It’s really not that hard. Creationism WAS taught for a few thousand years. Most of that time was called The Dark Ages. Some are trying to bring them back. (Hi, Mike Huckabee! ::waves:: )

Anyway, excellent work, and not just here but in all…what, hundred?, of your sites.