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Author Topic:   What is the point of this forum?
RAZD
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Message 5 of 139 (535422)
11-15-2009 9:05 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Blzebub
11-15-2009 6:23 PM


education and critical thinking
Hi Blzebub,
What is the point of this forum?
Education.
Neither side is ever going to change their opinion.
But there is no dichotomy, instead you have a spectrum of beliefs, and there are many people reading this site (or using them for references) that are not committed, and that may have been let down by our emasculated school system.
Some people come here disillusioned with YEC teachings, or uncertain about what they were taught about evolution in school, and looking for some real information.
I have been thanked for explanations by some of these people.
If it is one in a thousand, it is worth it.
Enjoy.

we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
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RAZD
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Message 62 of 139 (535828)
11-18-2009 7:40 AM
Reply to: Message 60 by dwise1
11-18-2009 3:54 AM


and that is why places like this forum work
Thanks dwise1, for that perspective.
Guess what? When such a written venue is suggested, most "evolutionists" will immediately come on board, but all creationists will refuse to participate (OK, some "IDists" will agree, but I don't know of any biblical creationists who will agree to such a venue). There is a local activist creationist in Orange County, Calif (the "real OC"), Bill Morgan, who repeatedly tried to get me into a public debate, yet when he promised "any venue, anywhere" and I interpreted that as allowing for a written, on-line debate, he absolutely refused to follow through with his promise. Before an audience, the creationists can play their deceptive games, but in a written debate where everybody has to actually present their evidence, then creationists pull out so quickly that we would have to take relativistic effects into account (IOW, they couldn't pull out anywhere near fast enough).
And this forum is a written debate.
Enjoy.

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by our ability to understand
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