Opting Out in the Debate on Evolution

I heard someone say on NPR recently that there are more important things to be debating about. The more important question isn't how this all came to be, but why. Whether it took seven 24-hour days as we know them, or 7 millenia, does it really matter? Seems rather academic to me.

I would concede, in their position, I would also opt out.

From the NYTimes Science page by Cornelia Dean, published June 21, 2005