A recent news item (March 1999) suggests that even this minimal
and indirect evidence for evolution was faked.
The New Scientist published the news that the research
was faked: amongst other details, it was revealed that the moths
were pinned by the researcher to the bark of different coloured
trees, because they do not naturally land on such places. The
article by Coyne in Nature, 5 November 1998, says in part:
"For the time being we must discard Biston as a well-understood
example of natural selection in action...".
In recent years, a movement that is often summarised as
'Intelligent Design' has been leading a significant reassessment
of evolution from a scientific perspective. It is often dismissed
as 'creationism with a different name' but the reality is
completely different.
Most people from a creationist background will argue that
certain things are true or not true because of what the Bible
says. Intelligent Design does not rely on the Bible or any other
religious or faith-based source; instead, it attempts to deal
exclusively with the scientific evidence we have available to us.
The 'Access Research Network' is one good source of information
about this important field.