jar writes:
The issue is settled.
I completely agree with you,at least in regard to this venue.
Creationism as an intellectual exercise is a dead issue as none can survive here unless they are Faith, who has a unique ability to ignore all evidence while maintaining her position, what to anyone else would be considered a futile effort, in the face of so much learned opposition. Besides, not only does everyone else do a better job than I could in debating her, thereby relieving me of such a burden, I similarly avoid replying to her posts because it serves no purpose and goes south real quick. The mods have better things to do than dealing with our passions in defense of immutable positions.
To me, the debate on creationism is no longer about scientific fact (we won long ago, their only defense is not logic but outright denial) or in court but rather in politics, as the Texas School Board and Republican office holders show. When there is little to nothing else left for me to contribute about science or Christianity, naturally I turn to where I might make a contribution, such as history or economics.
That being said, I am glad I discovered this forum as between it and Talk.Origins, I can now easily shut any creationist down quite abruptly, a useful skill in West Texas. Speaking of West Texas, I hope this forum survives for many more years as I am not able to visit my friends at New Mexico Tech or Los Alamos as often as I would like in order to be among those who provide an equivalent intellectual conversation.
I tend to agree with Hieroglyphics on one thing, somewhat ironically EvC Forum has evolved into something far beyond the evolution vs. creationism debate. Because:
The issue is settled.
Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. - Francis Bacon
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