I never expected you to be amused by it randman. It wasn't really aimed at you to be honest.
Suffice to say that given the hectoring, self-important and deeply ignorant tone of Schlafly's original letter and the bandying around of slanderous accusations of fraud on his website, I'm surprised that Lenski managed to be as polite as he was. Schlafly was asking for a dressing down and he got one.
The thing is, I don't see how diplomacy is going to help either side in this debate. I see little room for compromise. Evolution is either real or it is not. Ditto for creationism. This one is going to carry on creating acrimony and I don't see how that can be avoided.
I suspect within about 9-10 years you will see a backlash in funding and many things towards evos
Time will tell. I can't say I'm especially worried.
Mutate and Survive