Hi Bob,

I have taken the time to educate myself rather than to simply take it as fact. I have looked at it from a few angles, firstly from a computer science angle because I am very interested in genetic algorithms and other evolutionary computing ideas. I like the idea of writing a program to evolve programs. I have also taken the time to look at it from a biological point of view. I'm no expert because I simply don't have the time, I have enough to be keeping myself abreast of in the areas I am doing research in and am employed in. You ask what aspects of it I like, I like how well it ties in with the world we observe around us. When I look at the world and look at the ideas of evolution the two mesh together. The theory is not yet complete but that's what makes it even more interesting, we are learning more all the time, it is still a dynamic and interesting area of science. It is also the only theory in the running because there is nothing else out there that stands up to the test of reality near as well. BTW, if you want to see the vast vast vast tombs of observational and experimental support for evolution and genetics etc I suggest reading some of the peer-reviewed journals like Nature.

Bart.