The "resurgence" of creationism is akin to a "dead cat bounce" - in the end it'll mean nothing as science, intelligence and observation and reality win out.
I hope so. But I have my doubts at times.
No matter how many times you bounce a dead cat, it won't evolve into a dog!
Science can go on with or without an agreed upon model of how the Universe, the Earth, and life formed.
"The "resurgence" of creationism is akin to a "dead cat bounce" - in the end it'll mean nothing as science, intelligence and observation and reality win out."
You might think so, but a lot of creationists still cling to the ludicrous belief, despite all the physical evidence and knowledge of geology accumulated over the last couple of centuries, that the earth itself is no more than 10,000 years old, or so. That all the sedimentary features found on earth are the result of the biblical flood. Such obstinate ignorance takes real devotion, the kind that you can shake with mere facts and theories. They want the sureness that comes with received wisdom and nothing's going to make them let go of it.
I don't claim to have all the answers - I don't know the origins of the universe or how life arose (neither of which topics the Theory of Natural Selection addresses, of course), but I do believe that the basic evolutionary concepts are the best explanation we currently have for what we observe. The fact that something is written in a religious book, even if it is a *very* good book, doesn't sway me in the least to take it as fact.
"in the end it'll mean nothing as science, intelligence and observation and reality win out."
And then a hurricane or earthquake shows up and all reason is lost as each person fights for their lives among the hordes.