Perhaps the classic "proof" of evolution has been the observed color shift in the population of England's peppered moths. Pictures of dark and light peppered moths on various tree trunks have appeared in every biology textbook. It's on the tip of the tongues of evolutionary spokesmen worldwide.

There is a trend in modern Christendom for Bible scholars to accommodate old-earth thinking and accept it as true. The "millions and billions of years" scenario has become the "politically correct" position, and knowledgable Christian leaders accept and even insist on it.

The Institute for Creation Research is known as a scientific research "think tank," with numerous scientists conducting scientific research dealing with aspects of the broad origins question.

Many self-proclaimed "skeptics" have charged creationists with the bogus claim that we are not interested in new information, our minds are already made up. Many Christians also wonder if there is any good in research—we should just teach Scripture and ignore scientific knowledge.