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I am a practicing lawyer in Texas. My bar # is 24053497 if you want to look it up on the State Bar of Texas web site. One must graduate from an ABA accredited law school to become licensed in TX. But I'll bet you already know that.

Also, several of my friends are practicing medical doctors, and they believe creationism makes more sense than evolution, as far as explaining our origins. One of them is one of the most respected oncologists in the Texas panhandle, and the other is a pathologist that also greatly admired and respected. Yes, they both graduated from accredited medical schools. No, they are not kooks or charlatans. No, they are not pushing books or videos to old widows on fixed incomes. Any more questions?

I am a practicing lawyer in Texas. My bar # is [XXXXXX] if you want to look it up on the State Bar of Texas web site. One must graduate from an ABA accredited law school to become licensed in TX. But I'll bet you already know that.

I know, it was a joke. (Although I give you credit, not many people are willing to put personal identifying information out there where anyone can get a hold of it. Some would call that foolish...)

Well, good for them. Of course, being medical doctors, without more, establishes diddly squat in terms of credibility on this issue.

Moreover, I'd be willing to bet that their opinions on this issue has nothing to do with any medical training and education they received and everything to do with their religious convictions. The only question is: which flavor of Christian are they? Curious minds want to know... (I'm betting Baptist.)

Yes, they both graduated from accredited medical schools. No, they are not kooks or charlatans. No, they are not pushing books or videos to old widows on fixed incomes.

I'm sure their pillars of the community. Fine, upstanding men (and/or women). But that doesn't make their opinions on the question of the origins of our favorite African Great Ape, H. sapiens, scientific or even reasonable.

Nor does it change the fact that there are charlatans out there who are preying on the ignorance and/or religiosity of people like your friends. Those charlatans know, or should know, that what they're peddling as scientific fact is, at best, religious dogma and, at worst, nonsensical lies.

Any more questions?

Sure. (This is a serious question, one which I've yet to get any Biblical literalist to answer.) If the Bible said, "all cats reproduce by laying eggs" would you believe it to be factually true? And if not, why not.

... Also, several of my friends are practicing medical doctors, and they believe creationism makes more sense than evolution, as far as explaining our origins. One of them is one of the most respected oncologists in the Texas panhandle, and the other is a pathologist that also greatly admired and respected. Yes, they both graduated from accredited medical schools.

The opinions of medical doctors about evolution are about as useful and informed as the opinions of paleontolgists about oncology. Both are highly specialized fields of study, professionals in one don't usually study the other.

Also, it is quite possible that research into the evolution of multicellular life could shed great light on what goes wrong in various cancers.

No, they are not kooks or charlatans. No, they are not pushing books or videos to old widows on fixed incomes. Any more questions?

Only the professional ID-ists and creationists, the ones who profit from DI, AiG, etc. fit that profile. Other ID-ists and creationists are often their victims.