Does Creationisim preclude faith?

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I would "assume" most proponents of other religions, such as Darwinism and Goldschmidtism, would be equally devestated.

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Ahh, the old "Darwinism = religion" idea. It's a serious cheap shot (not to mention being totally cliche in YEC circles) and I don't think it's justified. Where are the moral imperatives stemming from scientific evidence of descent with modification? Where is the social engineering that is required by those who are termed "believers" in the principle of natural selection? Note that any references to eugenics or social Darwinism are not applicable here, as they are not integral to biological evolution and are not commonly held views, even to those who accept biological evolution. Oh, and we've got threads going on those subjects already, where those attempting to produce those links are being soundly thrashed (whether they acknowledge it or not).

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Yes it was; my poor attempt at humor.

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Heh... actually, if it was humor then consider it successful

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Possibly true, I wouldn't know.

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Ahhh... yeah. Maybe you haven't read all those pages. Yeah, there are a lot of people that find comfort in bashing evolution as a religious belief. I've been musing upon the problems with that for a while and you happened to get me right when some of my thoughts coalesced. It's more about timing than anything else.

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No offense intended, my friend. I knew it would ruffle some feathers. My apologies.

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No offense taken. I had fun writing all that & was glad to have the chance, but I'm not emotionally invested in the validity of the theory. There ya go. That's the difference.