nwr writes:
It seems to me that a lot of time and energy has been wasted on these boards (by myself and others) trying to pose arguments that convince others to agree with our point of view.
I try to convince the creationists.
There are many people who are trying to make sense of the evidence. Some of them are members, and some are lurkers. Those inquirers hear the creationist arguments, and they hear them at other places, not just at evcforum. When I respond to creationists, it is not with an expectation that the creationist will be persuaded. Rather, it is because the bogus creationist arguments need to be rebutted for the benefit of the inquiring minds.
I couldn't agree more.
My grandmother died at 107, as racist and difference-hateful as ever. I used to confront and contradict her racist pronouncements at various family tables and functions, constantly shushed by relatives who insisted there was no utility to arguing with someone who couldn't change.
But I wasn't trying to change her. I was talking to the young ones.
Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at any time, madam, is all that distinguishes us from the other animals.
-Pierre De Beaumarchais (1732-1799)
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