[StJacques]

"You seem to be saying that evolutionary science is incapable of positing a mechanism for human intellect."

I don't want to make the mistake of misunderstanding your post, but I am assuming that you take my comment on the "creation of the material form of man" as something separate from human intellect. I'm going to proceed on that basis and if I am wrong in what I assume you may feel free to correct me.

I was not maintaining that evolutionary science is incapable of "positing a mechanism for human intellect." I was separating the creation of the "material form of man," which I believe the Theory of Evolution does quite well, from the creation of man's spiritual soul. I see the material history and the spiritual history of mankind as distinctly separate and I do not mix the two together.

And yes; I do believe that God alone is responsible for the creation of the spiritual soul of man. I will not explain that in scientific terms or put the event within a timeline or present it within an overall chronology because I view the nature of God as something beyond mortal comprehension. But I do believe it passionately nonetheless.

[csense]

I was not maintaining that evolutionary science is incapable of "positing a mechanism for human intellect." I was separating the creation of the "material form of man," which I believe the Theory of Evolution does quite well, from the creation of man's spiritual soul.

But if man's soul is not inextricably connected to man's intellect...then what observations can we make that would differentiate an intelligent, evolved being, from one that also has a soul.