In the meantime.
Read this -
http://www.unm.edu/%7Egfmiller/cours...psychology.doc
It's a Word document but it won't blow your computer up. It's a course syllabus. This is the lecturer -
Geoffrey Miller
Why do I post these?
Simply to show you that the theory of evolution is not just accepted, it's driving current research. It's not a guess at something, it's a well tested framework which has stood up over time to any amount of prodding and poking.
From Dr Miller's syllabus note to the course I linked:
Quote:
Also, this course may be personally challenging if you have a strong literal belief in the creation stories of the Old Testament, the Koran, the Hindu Rig-Veda and Upanishads, the Native American cultures, or other traditions. Evolutionary psychology is based on evolutionary biology, the fossil evidence for human evolution, our behavioral similarities to other primates, and other theories and facts that can be hard to reconcile with Creationism or the new ‘Intelligent Design’ movement. If you have Creationist beliefs, you’ll have to make your own decision about whether this course is right for you. You are very welcome to attend, but you’ll need to master the course material as it’s presented.
Alternatively, this course may be challenging if you have strong post-modernist, relativist, secular beliefs about the role of parents, culture, ideology, or gender roles in shaping human behavior. If you’ve taken typical introductory courses in women’s studies, cultural anthropology, literary theory, sociology, or even developmental psychology, you may face some interesting challenges in trying to reconcile those viewpoints with this course’s content. On the other hand, you may be pleasantly surprised by some of evolutionary psychology’s liberal, egalitarian, and feminist implications.
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Those who want to insist that the IDers are correct and the world scientific community is wrong are free to keep insisting. But they shouldn't be surprised if they're not taken seriously by everyone else.