wow, rather long-winded. FWIW, I am not from Texas, and I did not have preconcieved notions or answers, but thanks for the not so subtle insult of my intelligence and the intelligence of the people of Texas. I asked questions based on things I wanted to know. I have no religiosity to speak of and I am not a believer in creationism, as your hint seems to infer. I do think, however, that many people who espouse evolution don't actually know what they are talking about, in a true scientific sense. I was spared taking much biology and such while in university, so I am truly ignorant of the true ins and outs of evolution, though I supposedly partially correctly guessed that evolution had nothing to do with tuskless elephants.