[farmer18th]

Responsible, mature, professional educators and the entire scientific community yesterday were aghast at the attempt by raving fundamentalists

Note the assumptions unquestioned here. Who is the arbiter of that which is "responsible" and that which is "raving?" Have you done a systematic study of the educators' family life? How many of them have had multiple divorces? How many of them pay their mortgage on time? How many of them are personally trustworthy?

You probably saw the story about the stem cell fraud this week. What is it, precisely, about post-doctorate work in biology that qualifies an educator to be the final word on the creation story? Why should we trust him/her anymore than the "raving" fundamentalists?

[Dimensio]

What is it, precisely, about post-doctorate work in biology that qualifies an educator to be the final word on the creation story?

Specifically? Nothing. You don't need to do post-doctorate work in biology to know that the creation story has absolutely no place in a scientific discussion.