Bill. Fundamentalist views of the kind that deny evolution and which take holy books literally have done a massive amount of damage to humanity and have kept millions of people not only ignorance but in a state of religious repression. The lie of creationism is no more than a blunt instrument of control of people's minds. "Nice guys" do not go about denying science and propagating intolerant and misguided mythology as truth. If pete had his way the human race would be thrown back into some kind of superstition-ridden dark age. There are enough elements of that pervading major organised religions already without pete and his ilk adding further layers of pig-ignorant denial of reality. Pete is severely misguided and deluded. You might be correct in thinking he isn't actually wicked in his intentions but I wouldn't be so sure. He has backing from some very nasty people. His refusal to listen or address any points of fact put to him make him sound just like somebody else's stooge. You indulge him with your softly-softly attitude and he plays gleefully on that by pretending to be all diffident and humble. Well bugger that. Tell it like it is, or he'll make an even bigger mug of you.