Thou Shalt Not Put Evolutionary Theory to a Test

Paul McBride, a PhD student studying vertebrate evolution in New Zealand, is concerned that religion may be driving the research that Ann Gauger and I are doing, or perhaps that we've been driving under its influence. As you might guess, there's some irony in this. His criticisms of my chapter in Science and Human Origins suggest that he may actually be the one whose scientific reasoning is being impaired by his beliefs.

We all agree that evolutionists are crediting remarkable things to an ung...