<<Or, perhaps, evolution "by God"? Of course, we confidently know better
than this, don't we Jim?>>
Yes, at least based upon the evidence thus far.
Re: punk eek, I quote an eminent scholar, who refers to PE as "empirical
evolution" to distinguish it from the more abstract and theoretical "blind
watchmaker" thesis:
"The advantage of empirical evolution is that it squares pretty well with
observations. The disadvantage is that it does not explain the main point that
a theory of evolution needs to explain, which is the origin of adaptive
complexity. Living organisms are packed with complex parts that have to work
together, and the genetic information required to keep thosse parts working
properly to serve the needs of the organism must be enormous. Where did it
come from? . . . Gould is faithful to the observable evidence, where a blind
watchmaker theorist is not, but the price he has to pay is that he has only an
empty term to account for the complexity." [Johnson, Reason in the Balance,
pp. 87-88]