Very nice to see a well though out, well presented first post.
Pull up a chair and hang out for a while. Find your niche but participate in any thread that interests you. There is nowhere on the internet where I have to work so hard to make sure I create a coherent, well thought out, well researched post, as here. The old timers will force you to think hard inside and outside of whatever box you bring to the table. It is all meant to make us all more intelligent, more informed and better people.
Welcome.
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?