[dotnetfellow]

If Dawkins were massively wrong then there'd be plenty of scientists shouting him down

There certainly are many civil, reputable scientists who don't resort to shouting that disagree.

[Thatcherite]

There certainly are many civil, reputable scientists who don't resort to shouting that disagree.

"shouting him down" was a metaphor. The number of scientists who disagree with evolution is a tiny fraction of the scientists in the world. The number of practicing biologists who disagree with the theory of evolution is a fraction of the tiny fraction. Kooks can be found to support any nonsense; 99% consensus rather than 100% consensus hardly indicates weakness of biology's unifying theory.