The argument has long since stopped being about either theology or science and turned into a matter of tribalism, where adherence to the Right Answer on a matter of trifling importance to both sides is used as a litmus test of whether you're a decent human being or not.<p>Forgive me for a five second religious interruption: I'm a strict Catholic and also have an engineering degree.  I sincerely believe in things like the virgin birth and the resurrection.  Essentially everyone who knows me well knows this or could guess.  And I still have people say "Blah blah blah anti-science freaks need to stop blah blah blah hey Patrick, evolution happened, right?"  And when I say "Yeah, of course", they check the "Proper Scientist (TM)" box next to me in their mental inventory.