This isn't really a response to anything, but I talked to a very intelligent young lady today who is going to become a Physicist. (Wants to work at the new huge machine the collider (sp?) and is trying to go to Yale... I asked her what her views were on evolution as she is Christian. She believes God actually USED the big bang TO create and that the earth was not literally created in 7 days and that that explanation was symbolic and given as a simplistic explanation people at that time, perhaps, could grasp. As far as apes to humans.... she only believes in micro-evolution vs. macro (and said Darwin didn't even believe in or teach macro). Her biggest complaint was those Christians who actually try to refute evolution, though, by writing books when they don't truly understand the science behind it : ) Just thought it was interesting... She is an admitted "science nerd" and just wants to do research and not really deal much with people, though.... These kids coming up nowdays are sharp.