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This leads to the question, are there any Creationists out there capable of making sense? The question is rhetorical, because of course there are. So the more relevant question is, why aren't capable Creationists coming here? What are we doing wrong? I really want to know.
While I agree with most of your post, I think you are overlooking the fact that there are some creationists who have been able to participate in heated but rational discussion. TrueCreation, Tranquility Base, mike the wiz, messenjah(after some work), Phatboy as examples. I think that salty, whatever etc. are very extreme, provocative and generate huge responses which tends to give the forums the appearance that only a lunatic fringe is participating at all.
Why more creationists don't participate or only stay a while as opposed to other places? I don't really know. I think many come thinking they will impress everyone with the two words they memorized out of a genetics book or ripped off from ARN or the Discovery Institute and think nobody here has ever heard their arguments before. When they realize this is false, they tend to cut and run. Hardcore fanatics like salty just repeat and repeat and hope to get suspended to feel as if they somehow "won" by getting suspended. The more rational creationsts might be overlooked a bit because the discussions may not generate huge responses or the discussions are low key....my two cents.
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