I don't get all or most of my information on evolution from talkorigins.com . I graduated University of Calif at Berkeley with honors . Where do the rest of you get your information?There is plenty of scientific proof of evolution and none for the bible. Evolution is as speculative as gravity.
There are so many scientists all over the world studying genetics, astrophysics, biochemistry and other subjects relevant to evolution that it's absurd to think they are part of a vast conspiracy, especially one with no purpose . The scientists I know are some of the smartest , most creative original people around and most of them could have made 10x as much money if they got MBAs and worked for Goldman Sachs or became corporate lawyers so I dont think that scientists say they believe in evolution in order to get rich.
Bex, I don't believe that scientists in Montana found 2000 year old T Rex remains.Only in the Flintstones are there humans and dinosaurs hanging out together.
Why are missing links missing? Archeologists are continually filling in the fossil record . It is'nt easy to fill in a billion year time line especially since it takes unusual conditions for a fossil to occur. Just because piltdown man was fake does'nt mean one can dismiss evolution .There is too much that can be scientifically explained and prdicted for evolution to be inaccurate.
Evolution -mutation ,migration drift etc occurred over a one billion year period .I would find evolution hard to believe if the earth were 6000 years old rather than 5,000,000,000.
It's absurd to analogize evolution and mercury .There might be some conspiracy among dentists to cover up the truth about the level of mercury exposure from fillings because of fear of lawsuits. I don't think my physical anthropology professors at Berkeley are inventing science to support evolution in order to avoid legal actions.Nor do I believe that all of these highly intelligent scientists from so many different fields and from so many parts of the globe are being duped by the govt and corpoations . Scientists tend to be sceptical independant thinkers and they do research and draw thei rown conclusions rather than parroting what they are told by these alleged conspirators.
I also think that most dentists don't realize the amount of hg exposure they have because if they did, they would never relace any old amalgams without precautions.