I wanted to respond to this thread last week but I couldn't remember my password offhand and I'm taking 18 units so I'm a little busy. As a geology student I find that most people that looked at science classes as something they just survived in school seem to not remembered anything about science at all. Those that have spent their lives researching and searching for expanations of natural phenomena have their theories referred to as "guesses". I find that discussions about the theory of evolution and the concept of intelligent design suffer from the basic problem that many of the participants are just talking out their ass using their own reasoning and not actually knowing any of the science involved. When someone who does know the science comes in to comment, they are answered by someone who has an opinion and the best answer a Google search for "proof of intelligent design" brings up. Btw, this also happens for those that believe in the theory of evolution but know little of the actual mechanism. So, the arguments go round and round and the result is that the actual science becomes watered down by ill-informed supporters and intelligent design's ideas are given more credit than they deserve. Real science is asked to play on the same level as someone's personal reasoning, hopefully you can see the flaw with that.
Also, as a geology student, if you believe the world is 10,000 years old don't ever take geology because you will only irritate your professor when you ask him how igneous rocks can cool and crystalize in a few thousand years. You will also just look stupid, of course if you believe that, it may not be that far off mark.
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