In the end, then, scientists are indoctrinated at a very early age to be macroevolutionists; they are ridiculed throughout their careers if they believe otherwise; they usually cannot spare the time necessary to look into the facts regarding macroevolution; and they are often punished for believing anything else. These issues keep scientists from learning the data necessary to help them understand the fact that macroevolution is no more than an unconfirmed hypothesis.

Although this assessment is rather grim, we must point out that times are changing. More and more books questioning macroevolution are being written by respected university professors. These books have obviously had an impact. In 2004, a Gallup poll showed that only about one-third of Americans believe that Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by the evidence. Forty-five percent of Americans believe that God created human beings in their present form about 10,000 years ago. In addition, about 15% of high school teachers teach both creation and evolution side by side, and close to 20% of them reject macroevolution. Despite the fact that macroevolutionists have been trying to monopolize the education systems for decades, macroevolution has not gained much ground with students and teachers.