This really is getting tiresome. I will address your points SomedaySoon, and then I hope we can leave this off and get back to discussing the topic at hand.
Linda, the very people who's beliefs for which you admittedly hold extreme high disdain (i.e., "the Christians" as you have referred to us), are the very people you are quick to approach for help, information and advice.
I do not hold Christians in extremely high disdain, as I have repeatedly said here. This particular forum is designed for people to say what they think about creation and evolution. The chain of thinking here at the moment seems to be that if someone questions creationism, they are attacking Christianity and Christians. On the contrary, the point has been made numerous times by others as well as myself, that it is entirely possible to be a religious evolutionist. What's more, by saying as I do that there's plenty of evidence for evolution, I am not making a malicious attack against anyone. It is up to those here who think that evolution contradicts their faith, to decide what they will do about this. See RAZD's posts about cognitive dissonance.
I'm thankful for the assistance I've had on the mercury forum from people of all faiths and walks of life. Since I realised that this particular forum is here, I have limited what I say on the mercury forum to posts about holistic health. What I say here involves evolution and creationism, and this is going to involve religion. Those are all appropriate topics in their respective forums.
Anyone who feels aggrieved by what I've said here is free to choose not to talk to me. I would just ask them if they would consider what they are aggrieved about. See cognitive dissonance, above. RAZD gave several good definitions.
I have witnessed the very people who's beliefs you disdain actually respond to your posts in efforts to share information and sincerely help. During the process they have not attempted to change your religious or non-religious convictions.
I have been told repeatedly to allow myself to be saved by Jesus. To repent. To open my mind to the Bible. I doubt if there is a single fundamentalist here who has never mentioned these things in their posts to me. This would seem to be an obvious point.
You also seem to be confusing the amalgam forum with this one. The purpose of this one is to discuss creation and evolution. Again, can you find a single creationist here who has not told me and the other evolutionists how wrong we are? If you thought we were right you wouldn't be calling yourself a creationist would you?
They are here trying to get well.
They are on the amalgam and general health forums trying to get well. If they are wise they will avoid this forum when they are very ill because debate is not good for the adrenals.
You have said in the past "there are a lot of Christians here." If this fact is so abhorrent to you, Linda, then why do you continue to return and post here?
Like I said, this is getting old. Instead of listening to the science I have posted here, you and others are very eager to tell me how hate-filled and deceitful I am. That's an easy deflection from the topic. No one who knows me personally would describe me this way, but then I don't personally know any fundamentalists. They keep trying to get me to go to their church next door. I'd tell them I'm gay and they'd leave me alone, but they can see I'm married.
Furthermore, I feel as though you are taking advantage of alot of good-hearted people here who are miserably ill and desparately trying to regain health.
What, because I've posted information about evolution in a forum which is titled "Creation and Evolution: What do You Think?"
Explain how that is taking advantage. I am also a good-hearted person who is ill and trying to regain health, whether you believe that or not. The kind of debate that goes on in a forum like this, were people's ideologies are examined and questioned, usually doesn't tend to bring out the best in people.
