[campaignPete R-CT]

Only when a "better guess" comes along are these pseudoscientists willing to expose the weakness of the initial theory

NOT TRUE. The reason these scientists are undertaking this research is because they were convinced that the current thinking has serious flaws. You haven't heard of this skepticism is because you aren't involved in this field.

They also tend not to announce everything that they are thinking as the work is ongoing ... lest they draw competitors in who publish findings (before they themselves are able to).

[metmom]

Not so. Sopater is correct.

The challenge that evos always throw in the faces of those who disagree with them is *So, do you have anything better to offer? Then go for it. Until then, this is the best we have and we’re going to stick with it.*

Of course, it’s totally irrelevant that the current theory has holes big enough in it to drive a truck through. They act like we have to stick with it and teach it as fact until something better comes along, and that we can’t say it’s wrong and simply discard it without something to replace it.

Of course you can. You can recognize that something is wrong and still not know what the right answer is.

[Sopater]

You haven't heard of this skepticism is because you aren't involved in this field.

NOT TRUE: I've heard of this scepticism from creationists for quite some time.

So are you saying that the criticism of said scepticism has then come from those not involved in this field? That's an intereting admission.