It is sad but typical in the way this thread quickly deteriorated with really both sides to blame but there was no need for it. I am not talking about individuals' posting history on other threads etc just this thread! It is clear that Richard's initial few posts do not suggest that a judge's ability to sit in judgement of other people should be questioned just because he has personal religious beliefs! The question was whether you could have faith in someone's ability to tell truth from fiction or fantasy if those beliefs were of a fundamentalist creationist tendency! It may be a cultural thing but I think here in the UK most people, many religious as well as non religious people, would worry about fundamentalist extremists being in such positions! If someone can dismiss the entire modern science of archaeology (and that is just one the sciences being dismissed by creationists) then how could you trust their judgement in other matters. That seems to be Richard's point. You may not agree with his point but it is a perfectly valid point to make! What we get though is heated debate with eventually personal insults thrown about by both sides of the debate. Come on guys surely we can discuss things in a better way than this?