[OWK]

You can quote all day long, but everyone knows that the theological foundations of this country are based on Judeo-Christianity.

Stunning.

[JMJ333]

Yes, our founding fathers did have faith, my dear. And they incorporated these into how they constructed of foundation. That that is stunning to you is not surprising.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Why do you debate about evolution?

For the spectators, of course.

More specifically, the entire idea of science is under attack from the alliance of Creationists, the Post-Modern Deconstructionists, the New Age Neo-Pagan Gaeaists, Fortunetellerettes, and others. Each group claims to have a kind of knowledge that is superior to that obtained through observation and logic. The rejection of scientific inquiry can have disasterous consequences, for example, the AIDS (and other STD) epidemics to a large extent stem from the refusal to recognize that AIDS is the result of a viral infection; people invest money in "free energy" scams; people may base their actions on the turn of a Tarot, etc. All these are self-destructive actions that could benefit from a dose of scientific method.