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Yet the reliance of Christianity on this excuse is the prime reason I find it a non-explanation of anything.


And yet, your non explanation of a reply is ironic wink and your excuse here does nothing to disprove the Christian creationist belief.

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As noted previously, when it comes to origins, I am content to know that I do not know, but that there are (exciting) possibilities that can be explored.

And yes, those possibilities can be - and are being - tested.


Yet...you have seemed rather contemptuous of the Christian creationist belief, describing it as the "God did it" explanation....yet then admitting that you are not certain either way. So how is it you're so certain in your uncertainty?

I agree things should be explored, observed and tested, but let me know when this can be done to prove our beginnings and what took place. So far we've not had anyway of testing our beginnings, reproducing it, nor observing it, etc and it's up for question. Therefore, can you be so certain that God "didn't" do it?

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Sadly, stating the truth is not an insult. The day you take CTD to task for his consistent insults is the day I begin to listen to your complaints. The day you talk to ikester about his tirades, you begin to have moral authority to judge others. The day you condemn someone who says another person should be killed for their beliefs, then we can talk about insults.


Sadly stating your posts and answers as "truth" time and time again may not produce the desired effect of convincing through repitition....I think you have pulled that trick one too many times. Truth is one thing, but the admitted uncertainty here one minute and then sudden 'absolute certainty" the next, reveal confusion and contradiction, rather than evidence of truth or scientific certainty.

Regarding the insults? Truth is not an insult. Pretentiousness, arrogance and stating assumptions as truth and other people's beliefs as lame, usually are. In fact, it's not just insulting to me personally, but it's insulting to real science.

Now, point out where I have insulted you personally, then I'll understand and apologise. My complaints are usually directed towards those I have been personally offended by now or in the past who have whinged and moaned on this from continually about CTD, when they themselves have insulted and been arrogant and contemptous and somehow expected to pull the wool over everybodys eyes in the process.

Since I've seen no such sign of creationists doing any worse than the evolutionists on here, I see no reason to stand up for your side when I've been on the end of them enough on here myself. I felt personally that a dose of ones own medicine was long overdue. Perhaps too harsh? Yes maybe. But veiled arrogant insults are no better! Deceptive yes, but no less insulting. I'm not a fan of the false accusation or words being put in mouths either and am not fooled by it and I hardly see why you should assume I should be.

I would like to think that my posts towards you have not been "too bad". And up till now, I suspected that our posts with eachother have not always been insulting.....even if we totally disagree on matters.

So why start now?