michael s.,I think of evolution as a deductive conclusion, not an inductive one. It is not a theory or a fact, but a theorem. Heritable variation in a competitive environment will produce descent with moaificdtion, regardless of any evidence to the contrary.I did love Stephen Jay Gould when I was twelve, but there is definitely a creation-myth aspect. And it is simply shocking that anyone claims to know anything about the origin of life. Hubris, anyone?