When I was in college - a long time ago - I was amazed at the conclusions that were drawn from very small pieces of evidence; in astronomy.
But look what we've accomplished! First-rate science takes great imagination and great courage. Scientists shouldn't be denigrated because an ignorant public demands certainty when there is none.
I don't think the two disciplines are comparable. Anthropology and Paleotolongy are far more speculative. I think- though am no expert. I just take umbrage at the fact that every three years the "theory" changes in regards to Human ancestry. I am only 32 and I can tell you that the evolution I learned is utterly useless in regards to what has been seen today. I don't think they have a clue. Astronomy deals with hard math and some speculation. It seems to me that it is the other way around with the fossil hunters- they find a bone and it is all speculation. By they way- last I heard the Bing Bang theory is not exactly Gosspil any longer either.
The point I am trying to make is that evolutionist theory is still trying to fight creationists and in doing so may be holding on to some very false premises. The Earth ain't 8000 years old. But I also think evolution theory as it is now can't be supported even by the weight of it's own evidence. The theories get more convoluted every day. But then again- I am just an amateur science page reader.