[Alacarte]

There is a different mindset in highly religious people. It's more emotion than logic. They have their belief, and they're sticking with it.

So much that they will pretend they don't understand the semantics of the word 'theory' simply not to disturb their beliefs? That mentality has frightening implications.

I don't care who espouses what philosophical or religious ideas, I only care when they start purposely misrepresenting science like IDers and creationists do. I don't know much about PETA and the 'Greens,' so I won't comment on them.
Without science on their side, these groups are all rhetoric with nothing to back it up.

BTW Narby, I think we have very differing POV at a higher idealistic level, so this isn't backslapping, but I very much enjoy your posts. They seem well thought out and honest, and you present your points in an articulate manner. I hope to read lots more. Cheers.

[WildTurkey]

Without science on their side, these groups are all rhetoric with nothing to back it up.

Like you said earlier, they misrepresent science and all the 'followers' think they have science on their side.

[narby]

So much that they will pretend they don't understand the semantics of the word 'theory' simply not to disturb their beliefs?

And some pretend that they haven't yet had the explanation of what is "theory" and what is "fact".

My example of "Music Theory" classes in college certianly should have swayed most open minded. But some around here want to impose their own definitions on science, and they're sticking with it.

Believe what you want, but you're still wrong.