I would debate the “decades away” part of your response. But I think this is a larger commentary on the way science is viewed in the US in general. A perfect example is another thread (a vanity) from a couple of days ago. A Freeper asked about science/technology summer camps for his 16 year old daughter. There were a few people who posted with such anti-science zeal that it’s hard to take them seriously, or even believe that people think that way.
There’s a reason I abhor organized religion, and distrust most overtly religious people.
so, because of a few stupid freepers you extrapolate to make a case against all religious people. That’s very logical. /sarc