"I am sure , shimrod that you can work that one out for yourself!"

I'm not sure that I can, pete. You see, I suspect that everything you write displays a very basic misunderstanding of the nature of science. What I can't work out is whether this lack of understanding is because you really don't understand it or because you have wilfully chosen to misunderstand it.

The uncertainty over the dates of the 'Mungo man' material does not, as you seem to think, automatically discredit the scientific methods used to investigate it - it's a conundrum which needs to be resolved - and it may or may not be resolved. That's science for you - it's open-ended and open-minded - unlike religion! And I come back to the point that I have made to you, over and over again, if the science is 'wrong' that does not, automatically, make the Bible 'right' - that is false logic.

Thank you for your concern, but I'll take my chances with God. Convincingly demonstrate to me that God exists and I might decide to take your concern more seriously.

Finally, I submit that the "tea party stuff" is not irrelevant. There is a tide of irrationality sweeping through the most powerful nation on earth and it has a very worrying political dimension that could affect us all.