“Belief gets in the way of learning.”
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973
Hate to tell you this, buddy boy, but that’s a sword that cuts both ways.Because of what you BELIEVE (not prove) you Evos are the most close-minded people on planet earth.
The theory of evolution is based on a vast amount of scientific evidence. And to date there is no scientific evidence that contradicts the theory of evolution.
Some ideas have been examined and dismissed, based on the evidence provided, decades or centuries ago. Until scientific evidence is provided that shows the theory is incorrect or incomplete, why should scientists pay these old ideas any attention?
Or are you suggesting that scientists reexamine old and discarded ideas continually, lest they be thought "close-minded?" Perhaps those proposing these old ideas be reevaluated once again could be troubled to come up with evidence warranting a reevaluation?