I think the basic problem with the Darwinian theory is that it is held by people who, at least in the most public of arenas, are too arrogant to admit to your point. If they would simply say, "Darwinism is the best theory that science has produced to explain the diversity of species in the world, but that we don't claim that the theory answers every question, and some questions may never be answered," they'd really end much of the debate. It's their insistence that Darwinism is a "proven fact" and any claim to the contray is "luddite" nonsense, that fuels the fires of controversy.
And I know for a fact, because I've had scientists tell me, that many confirmed evolutionists, while presenting a united front in the public relations battles, in the privacy of their own research and hearts, have doubts about the theory.
"Darwinism is the best theory that science has produced to explain the diversity of species in the world, but that we don't claim that the theory answers every question, and some questions may never be answered,"
That is EXACTLY what they say. The only thing I would quibble with is the use of the word "Darwinism". There are no "isms" in science. It is THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION.
No one is insisting that "Darwinism" (what is that?) is a proven "fact", but EVOLUTION is as observable as gravity.
I completely agree, My2Cents. Thank you so much for the insight!
FWIW, there seems to be something more involved in this attitude than scrupulous devotion to the scientific method -- that is, some kind of "personal stake" or other, professional, emotional, or psychological/spiritual.
Or at least that's what it looks like to me.