From the Concise Oxford Dictionary,

Control, 1. Power of directing, command.
2. Standard of comparison for checking inferences deduced from experiment, esp specimen, patient, etc., like those being investigated, but not specially treated.

katlaughing, I was not laughing at your beliefs but rather your mix-up with the word 'control'.

Wolfgang's post seemed to me to be an attempt to explain some of the apparently mysterious workings of scientific process to those who do not know how it works. It is similar to defining a word so that everybody in a discussion knows what is meant by it. Wolfgang has his own bias in this thread and he is clear about it. His posts do not 'attack' others but state his position with relevant background material. Clearly it is a subject that he has spent many hours researching. That he should then be told that his posts are disruptive to open-minded, free debate, or that he is deriding your opinions is unsettling and unclear.

I have found this thread very interesting and will continue to appreciate the views of those who are willing to present them.

PS. Were Jesus alive and walking on water today I have no doubt that there would also be scientists trying to figure out how he was doing it.