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"I haven't seen your name much on these threads, and I'm a semi-pro lurker (and occasional punster, too).

What brings you out with the frustrated Evolutionist crowd all of a sudden--this thread has been more civil and productive than many I've seen!"

Actually, I've been a pretty regular participant on the Crevo threads for the past several months, though I have not been in here much lately over the past few weeks as I have been out of town a lot on work-related matters and I only do my "freeping" when I'm able to work from my home office.

And as for being part of the "frustrated Evolutionist crowd" -- I am not sure how to respond except to say that the quality of argumentation on several other recent threads, and by "recent" I mean going back just a couple of weeks, has been particularly strident and, on occasion, nonsensical. The only thing that has "frustrated" me to any degree has been the tone of personal attacks waged upon those who argue for the validity of the Theory of Evolution by certain individuals, as Right Wing Professor pointed out, who seem determined to wage a fanatical attack on religious grounds, rather than actually discussing the science that lies behind evolutionary theory.

Those who know me understand that I have some very deeply-held religious beliefs and that I see no conflict between my religious faith and the Theory of Evolution. And I certainly have NOT been frustrated by any arguments put forth to undermine the science that lies behind evolutionary theory. Quite the contrary, I have been most reassured that the Theory of Evolution stands up quite well to its critics.

... arguments put forth to undermine the science that lies behind evolutionary theory.

There are no scientific arguments opposing evolution, and there is no controversy that needs to be included in public school curricula. The only threat to the theory of evolution would be a mob with torches and pitchforks.