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Your logic is a sight to behold.

But then again, faith as logic is indeed a thing to behold.

If my Doctor is a christian, and tells me that evolution is not a valid scientific theory, and that evolutionary biology is NOT something he believes in, then I will find a new doctor, because the man is a quack, and I sure as heck do not want him digin around in my innards, BUT, if my doctor is a christian, and tells me that he indeed thinks that Biological evolution is a valid theory, and is used extensively in the research of medicine, then I will stay with that Doctor forever. Because he understands science and evolution and it's greater usage.

This Doctor has EVERY right to refuse to write a letter for ANY student that claims that Evolution is not a valid scientific theory, because of it's great use in the medical industry, any Student that claims that evolution is not a valid theory would be a quack and would not get ANY sort of recommendation from me, that is for sure.

Believe it or not, we pretty much agree. The problem is that when you say you believe in evolutionary biology, it's like saying you believe in astronomy. The statement is so broad as to have no meaning.

The same is true about students that do not believe that evolution is a valid theory. The question posited by the professor wasn't regarding whether "evolution" was a valid theory. He asked them what they THOUGHT and then required them to pick one from a specific BUCKET of theories, not allowing them to say that although they all have merit, the student may BELIEVE that the origin of species was through creation. It cannot be proved or disproved and is, therefor, a valid answer to an intellectually sincere teacher, which this one clearly was not.

It's the specifics of the question that make it a problem. Generally asking kids which evolution theory or which parts of it seem to make the most sense would have been a more sincere way of discovering their knowledge on the subject.

Have you ever asked your doctor about evolution? It of course would not be fair to go out ask him now. He probably has never offered nor you asked his/her beliefs on the subject.

The idea that now you have a criterion that you have never used before or even asked, that can disqualify your physician from being a qualified and competent doctor sounds purely argumentative. I doubt that anyone on this thread has had any discussion about evolution with their doctor. It is generally a non-issue.

So why is there a problem? Evolutionists and creationists make wild claims about each other. They generate 500 plus threads waxing eloquent about the idiocy of their foes. Proving theories (I'm still aghast about that) and fundamentally ignoring questions that any personnel director would treat as an easy question.

What are the best indicators of a good future doctor from the field of biology?

Dr. Dini didn't ask them.

He chose his passion, instead of science.

If you were to choose the three most important questions for your physician, what would they be?

DK

Dr. Dini does have the right to hold any belief he wants or withhold writing letters of recommendation to whomever. He does not hold the right to be free from criticism and judgement. That's a fantasy the left is beginning to understand.