>As such, I'm not comfortable
>declaring that the Darwin theory is the final word on how it
>came about and the essence of life in general.

I don't think science, in general, ever claims to have the final word on anything, merely the current best guess. Over a short term or for one paper or whatever, one scientist can fudge data to fit a theory that doesn't quite work and maybe get some people to buy into it (see: cold fusion) but over enough time, other people try things in the field and replicate experiments, and eventually the truth outs.