[Calgaryborn]

Originally Posted by photon

I think you are confusing the fact of evolution with the theory of evolution..

The fact of evolution is the studying of the natural world. Organisms seem to change over time. Fossils for animals that do not exist anymore are found. The genetics of living organisms show all kinds of relationships and shared code. Uncountable other observations of nature, this is the fact of evolution. Most creationists do not dispute what is observed.

I'm sorry but, I believe you are confusing facts of nature with facts of evolution. Organisms showing a limited ability within their environment to change doesn't demonstrate evolution. Fossil tell us that there hyas been mass extinction. Fossils are not found conveniently in obvious layers of rock. They are found randomly. They generally are found in groups that correspond to size and buoyancy. There is no accurate way of aging them. The genetics of genetic code show all kinds of relationships to one another. That doesn't prove they evolved from one another. I could argue that it proves that they came from the same designer. I would be wrong and so are you. Those observations prove neither.

Science doesn't ridicule other theories.. people do. Some scientists will of course ridicule anyone with religious leanings just like some religious people will ridicule anyone not religious. So what? Science itself moves slow.

My ex-pastor's middle daughter just received her doctorate in immunology. She has endured professor who belittled her beliefs and has had to stay clear of others who would have failed her if they knew her beliefs. Yes some scientists ridicule religious people.

It's very simple, if the theories put forward by creationists are correct, eventually they will become the prevailing theory. Without question (unless science becomes outlawed or something). Science always self correct; that's the whole foundation of science.

Who would fund such research? Not the government. The only funding one could get to fund the question of the possibility of intelligent design is from religious organizations. This happens on a small scale but, even then the research is ridiculed because of it's source rather then evaluated.