[CarolinaGuitarman]

".in this case, an old distinguished professor who doesn't have much fight left him and doesn't want his family dragged through the mud of an "academic" senate ridiculing him for speaking his mind."

Then maybe YOU can present some of the arguments he had. Or maybe some of your own.

"It says a lot about the civility--and breadth of mind--of the pro evolution crowd."

You don't REALLY want to talk about civility now, do you? :)

[Doctor Stochastic]

There's no such professor. No professor of genetics would be intimidated by fear of criticism. Science profs thrive on criticism. Now maybe if it were a sociology or theology professor....