I'm assuming he took at least basic biology and the evolution of different organs was discussed (primitive light-sensing cells evolving over millions of years into the eyeball as we know it today, for example), so taking that into account, I'm guessing he was shown reams of evidence for evolution and rejected it anyway.

Well, since "all knowledge comes from gawd" he may have skipped class.

...you know, that would make them hard not to love even if they were a bigoted piece of crap....

I watched Attila in 2001 and I thought, "It's hard not to love him after watching that movie, even if he had a bit of an ego". And OMG Gerard Butler is my favorite actor ever, so he just made it harder not to love this guy.

And please, don't bother to tell me pesky details of Attila's real life, the brutality and ruthlessness that he displayed to the numerous people he raped and destroyed...all that stuff doesn't cancel out the fact that he was a BRILLIANT leader and, well, I just can't help but love him.

are two very different things, especially in politics.

Nice simile though.

He was a hell of a teacher.

Turns out the Shuttle had several parts that no cadcam, machined, industrial process could make. He shaped, heated, twisted, and formed a critical engine part by hand, with an anvil, hammers and hand made tools. No flight could take place without him.

He taught me stuff I will never forget. Great man. He must have been heartbroken when they cancelled the program.

Not only was his science incredibly solid, he was practical, pragmatic, and creative. Things I always to which I always aspire.

my docs. Asking their opinions on a number of social & scientific issues would reveal whether or not I could trust them to be rational (think Ben Carson).

I wouldn't trust a general practitioner who didn't recognize the fact of evolution.

Didn't you get the memo?