Iano, I think one reason for the silence is that the simple facts John points out, such as the fossil record being at odds with NeoDarwinism, are irrefutable.
Yes, quite right. They are irrefutable because they are philosophical "facts" and not empirical facts. It would be closer to standard terminology to say that they are unfalsifiable.
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