After a while these things get to be little more than one "expert" opinion over the other. Very few of us have actually been out in the field and know first hand what's true and what's not - it's very easy therefore to accuse something of being a hoax when we feel our belief systems need reinforcement. The Jewish holocaust never happened, the earth is actually flat, and so on (see, I have the proof!)

And this isn't a statement to any one person in particular, rather, a general observation.

I'm afraid I haven't the time to wade through your rather prolix diatribe, Claythrow. Sorry. Can I suggest that you target one issue at a time rather than trying to tackle the entire debate of Creationism vs. Evolution all in one post? It's just too cumbersome for any casual poster to take in, digest and then respond to.



You needn't paraphrase just to please me. One should avoid inflammatory and derogatory language in their posts to solidify their own credibility as a poster. It's not just for the sake of being nice, it's also to separate ourselves from the juvenile. Not flaming in a post is actually for your own courtesy, not (just) the courtesy of others.