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If you define a scientist as a person who adheres to the scientific method, I think it's safe to state that "[a]ll scientists accept evolution" as a reasonable way to understand life.


No I would never define a scientist by your narrow-minded view of understanding the scientific method. I would define a scientist who looks at facts, not at interpretations of facts.

I scientist's job is to observe physical phenomena, not to make judgements about that phenomena.

Observing that chimps have a lot of the same DNA as humans is a real observation, making the claim that we evolved from chimps because of this observation is a leap of faith outside the realm of science.