Is that the missing "link"? Anyway, Russ & Egan, I love both your essays. It is not an either/or issue, is it. At any rate, I think all the flap is over Darwin's Theory, not evolution in general. People who defend evolution don't seem to realize that Darwin's is only one theory. There are other, more sensible, ones. As for me, I don't give KNOW what is the Truth. I just know that the justifications for defence of evolution in general are indeed a desire to carry out noxious, big-time social engineering, as Russ has pointed out. I have never heard it expressed better. I am going to go read it again! Same for Egan's rebuttal. This is good stuff.