Jist a quick question. Is dismissing evolution as a "religion" name calling or not? Is it intended as an admission that evolution is the ultimate TRUTH, or is it placing evolution in the sewer?
No. "snothead" and "in your wet dreams" is name calling.
But I concede that describing a view-- namely that the fossil record supports gradualism -- to the point that one denies reality would better be called a delusion than a religion.
The emoitional investment in such a view to the point where reality is denied and name calling begins, however, is more akin to religion than objective science.
And why would you consider dismissing a belief "name calling" unless the belief was a religion?