Should evolution be taught in schools?

[Cirdan]

Originally posted by Lief Erikson
For the thirtieth time, I am NOT arguing a younger Earth! A more recent movement of the continents is different, for I do think that it did happen more recently. I am not ever assuming that it happened more recently, although if I occasionally point to evidences that point to it, then I don't mind your contradicting them or offering alternative points of view.

I guess I missed that you didn't see the connection between the age of the earth and continental drift. You see if one accelerate the spreading of the mid-ocean ridges it also changes all the ages of the oceanic plates, the age of rock formations broken when the plates separated, and all associated volcanism. One would have to, by default change all the dates of all the formations to accomodate this change. Then one is back to arguing for a young earth. You can see where I made the connections you didn't; I had assumed you had.

As to the rest I'll wait for you to respond to my last two posts regarding your difficulties with speciation as related to populations in variable environments.