Beebopr:
“The idea that scientists must not ask questions about a 17th century theory of life on this planet that doesn’t even address the beginning of life on this planet, is perhaps, one that you can bow down to, but (given the huge holes that the theory has on its face) the rest of us are not required to make the same choice (as fewer and fewer scientists are).”
I believe what you meant is, “fewer and fewer scientists are putting up with IDT bullshit, and it’s got the IDT loonies running scared.”
REAL scientists don’t bow down to anything. REAL scientists study the FACTS. And the FACTS support the theory of evolution as it is presently understood. The theory of evolution never addressed the origins of life, because the origins of life are outside its scope. The theory of evolution addresses how life changes to better cope with the environment in which it finds itself. That is FACT. No amount of religious nuttery from IDT wackjobs can change the FACTS.
