Why Evolution is science

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Most words have multiple definitions, but labelling yourself a creationist seems both confusing and misleading. The word creationist most commonly refers to someone who takes a literal interpretation of the creation account in Genesis, but it can refer to other types of creationists, such as old earth creationists and IDists. But at best your definition is an extremely uncommon use of the word, and at worst it's just, as I said earlier, confusing and misleading.Further, I don't see why any thread time should be taking up introducing and resolving this confusion where it isn't the actual topic of the thread.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

This topic is ripping along at a fair clip, and it's getting difficult to get a sense of what's being said because of the rapid back-and-forth. I'd like to ask the participants to do two things:

1. Write clearly and completely. That doesn't mean you have to recapitulate the entire context, but filling in a few more pronouns and adding a few more clarifications would help a lot.
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2. Make very clear how your responses tie into the topic.

Thanks!Edited by Admin, : "Filling in a few more protons?" Sheesh!

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

This thread seems to be spiraling downward into personal squabbling. I'd appreciate it if members would make it very easy for me to tell who is originating the Forum Guidelines violations. Responding in kind makes this very difficult and means I have two choices: doing nothing, or suspending everyone involved. I don't plan on taking the former course of action.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Request granted.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director