green granite,
I am glad that we agree. The problem is that, as a scientist, I see a big difference between evidence and proof. To me, evidence is the building material for proof and I get very frustrated when a single piece of evidence is treated as proof. As far as jp is concerned, it is more of a case that he dismisses inconvenient evidence because it is not proof. It is interesting that the history of scientific development, especially in medicine, shows many instances where progress has been delayed by similar thinking. Sadly there are also many cases where the opposite is true.
Sorry to ramble but I hope that I have made my point.