"Don't know that you have a leg to stand on, Shimrod. No matter how hard you protest, "evolutionism" certainly seems to be a legitimate word. And most certainly, there are many who believe the Theory of Evolution to be true, to be factual. Certainly, belief in evolution can be called "evolutionism," as opposed to those who don't believe evolution to be true. The fact that you aver that it is not a legitimate word, does not make the word invalid. If Pete uses the word, people understand what he means."

"Irregardless" is a real word too, but it doesn't mean you should use it. Evolutionism is a loaded word, full of pejorative undertones. Think Thatcherism, Stalinism, Naziism. It implies adherence to a creed. Well, as we keep patiently pointing out, the theory of evolution by natural selection is the best explanation we have for a phenomenon of nature that definitely occurs. There is nothing immutable about the theory, in fact a huge amount of new evidence to add to it has been discovered in genetics, physiology and cell structure and biochemistry that Darwin hadn't even dreamed about. It is not a creed or a belief system, and Joe and pete equating it to one is dismal and dishonest, and utterly ignorant. No-one who understands science "believes the Theory of Evolution to be true" and the fact you can type that nonsense shows all too clearly that you don't know what you're talking about. It seems that you negotiate your way through the thread with your hands clasped over your ears. It isn't exactly as though we haven't tried to explain this to you ad nauseam, is it? But, you see, this is what happens to people with belief systems. Their thinking and their understanding becomes rigid and stunted, immune from challenge. That's the way you've been told to think, thinking outside the box discouraged lest the faith be threatened. Intellect wasted.