[Preechr]

Don't get me wrong, zig. I have not been arguing evolution per se as much as objecting to a few aspects of the belief, just as I can quibble with Christians on whether or not Jesus was literally the son of God or disagree with environmentalists on their particualr dogmatic beliefs.

If this is to go on, it would probably be best if our mod would move these last few posts back into the pertitnent thread...

Personally, I have no problems at all with the concept of a species (or genus or whatever... I get confused) modifying over time through random mutation or selection based in specialization. That's obviously factual and real. That is not at all the same thing as all forms of life evolving from one common ancestor.

Common Descent is about as believeable to me as is Adam and Eve. That being said, since I am talking about my personal beliefs, I should add that I really don't care enough about the subject directly to do much more research into it than watching a movie. I believe God created the universe and everything in it for a purpose, and I believe Common Descent has been enshrined in Science as a counterweight to "religious" belief... effectively laying the groundwork for the opinion opposite of mine: that nothing has meaning or purpose.

I generally only object to evolution arguments where the differences between micro and macro evolution are not respected or where anyone that might be skeptical is labeled a Jesus-freak Luddite.