[stephenhuey]

A fellow Christian and scientist named Dr. James Tour explained that many creationists do not understand the limits of the scientific method. Dr. Tour concludes, "I am sympathetic to the arguments on the matter and I find some of them intriguing, but the scientific proof is not there, in my opinion."

http://www.jmtour.com/personal-topics/the-scientist-and-his-...

So in response to people clamoring for creationism in the classroom, he suggests this:

"So what should be taught in schools regarding evolution? As I wrote, I am not a proponent of Intelligent Design for the reasons I state above: I can not prove it using my tools of chemistry to which I am bound in the chemistry classroom; the same tools to which I commensurately bind my evolutionist colleagues. But I think that a better approach might include more teaching about evolution, namely coverage of legitimate scientific criticisms of neo-Darwinism and disputes about the origin of the first life. That would be more balanced."

[FrankenPC]

That sounds like a fair and lively scientific discussion to have. It's a shame that won't happen.

[thirdtruck]

When I see Tour conflate the discussion of evolution with abiogenesis, however, I lose all hope for the quality of such a debate.