But Steve, as you have been so fond of pointing out in the past, I make no original contributions of my own.

You can say that again (unless you regard tedious and serial misrepresentations as "original contributions"). And the only time you'll ever see me saying that I'm fond of pointing out anything you say is the day you turn the bloody record over. And to think that I found snails to be so interesting when I was at at university. When I dissected 'em.

Incidentally, one noted scientist who says, quite rightly, that evolution is true is Richard Dawkins. There. I knew that wouldn't shut any of you up!