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Neil's post sounds right, just strike the Evo opposition. I'm a YEC and enjoy this forum's participants. I am also young, but dispite my scientific vernality, I'm a bright little whipper-snapper in the general sciences, particularelly the geosciences. But of course, I am well on my way and have much to learn, hence, the reason I am here. I also, similar with neil, am involved with other projects, some quite new and major so I have a tendancy to miss replies to my posts, so keep me bumped if your interested.------------------[This message has been edited by TrueCreation, 08-05-2002]

"Well, I have glanced over several threads here, and I don't think I'm ready to contribute anything beyond elementary arguments for creationism which I'm sure have already been covered here."
--I admire your attitude. I also would urge that you do contribute to discussions here. All that is needed is the motivation. So if not to teach, why not to learn? "It isn't enough to just show the problems with Evolution. TB, TC -- you guys seem like nice people, and if you could e-mail me at halcyonwaters@yahoo.com with any suggested readings/resources, I'd appreciate it."
--Hey no problem, check your e-mail later on. I also would recommend that your inquiry (of course not as a condemnation, but to tranquilly suggest) not be a one sided issue, many on both sides make this mistake. So I would also recommend you inquire on Evo's as well "Any topics are fine, especially something concerning our fossil record. Right now, the only things I have in my head are the wonderfully designed and complete diagrams found in several college text-books. If only I would have realized just how little they are based on... It would be nice if it didn't have a creationist slant either... just the plain facts, if such a resource exists."
--Just about all scientific text sources will have the mainstream bias, and I have yet to see a YEC paper that hasn't been written by myself that didn't include a creationist bias. Though I have found that I enjoy reading the mainstream material with an open mind. With this open mind it is also important to realize how to differentiate what is hard data, and what is interpretative explanation based on the data. It is easy to avoid 'discouragement' when something says '..Ga years old..' and such as a YEC."Anyhow, I will 'contribute' one thing. Someone in another thread said "Why are YEC's babbling about..." -- something to do with the age of the earth.The person who said that is intelligent enough to know what babbling is -- so if a position is so solid, why is it necessary to show this sort of disrespect?"
--I'm not sure if it were called for as I am unaware of its correct context. Though without being direct some may be ignorant in that they have peers backing them up, no matter the insanity of their assertions. Their own arrogance is readily provoked by their pride, bias, and sometimes prejudice."The one thing I did realize was that naturalistic origins explained by evolution is just as much of a religion."
--Be weary of your usage of 'religion', 'religious', etc. I had a discussion with a YEC earlier who claimed this and it was found to be a useless semantic study."Anyhow, I'm not saying everyone has to change their position, but it would be nice if there was a kinder atmosphere."
--Yes the calm atmosphere in the discussion and exchange of ideas is something that is found here in my experience. Even handed moderation along with participants who encourage these studies here maintain this forums high credibility, and my favor. While flame-wars break out at times, this will usually always be found, everyone gets frustrated and starts to flame on at times. I have gotten rather edgy at a few that have come here, though I would place myself in a category of humility and a pervasive unbiased inquiry of intelligence here rather than that.------------------[This message has been edited by TrueCreation, 08-10-2002]