And being willing to go where ever the evidence points is a sign of a truly opened mind.
That's exactly what science is about. Individual scientists may toy with the evidence to make it say things they want it to (like Kent Hovind, although I prefer not to refer to him as a "scientist").
This thread is about removing ideologies from science, specifically theology which removes plenty of assumptions, like "we didn't evolve", "natural processes cannot create information" etc. etc.
Even if there are many "assumptions" remaining, I don't see how you can protest the removal of presuppositions per your previous post.
Sometimes I do not see that. I see people who would rather die than admit evidence points to intelligence in nature.
You may be about to do it yourself.
There is plenty of intelligence in nature. Chimpanzees catching termites with sticks, for instance.