Between cut-and paste from the old Crevo wars and misstatements of science and scholasticism this discussion has become pretty pointless.
But many can come and warm their hands on the straw men afire.
Lurkers: I assure you many of us Conservatives do understand science, stochastic processes, the realty of TToE and what a Scientific Theory is (the real definition, not the straw man definitions posited).
Please, dear lurker, know that.
"Lurker?!?" LOL!! I suggest you look up my FR sign-on date...
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FWIW & FYI, I'm a physical chemist, (now retired) who made a very conscious choice of focus in my final baccalaureate semester. I had only four available hours to fill an 18-hour class load. The choice was between an advanced genetics course (which would have resulted in a second BS in biology (med tech) -- or an additional course in thermodynamics.
Knowledgeable and enlightened dissatisfaction with the illogic of the ToE caused me to make the very logical choice of thermodynamics -- and I willingly accepted that I would forever be a chemist with a 'mere' BS minor in biology.
I have never regretted that decision.
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But, be aware that, as a physical scientist writing about matters biological, I do so with a considerable background in that discipline, as well.
Snarky and flippant ego-gratification-seekers should bear that in mind...