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I *try* not to attack - which is not to say that I've never done it.

But when I discuss theory, I leave spirituality out - God is above science's laws. I try to discuss facts, and draw implications solely from empirical evidence. Science in pure form, I believe.

I try not to discuss my personal convictions, however, because they are, frankly, based solely on my personal experience.

That is the basis of critical thinking, and philosophical argument, no? To leave out emotion (personal convictions included), and base discourse solely on concrete evidence.

I wish other people would do that, too.

I like that attitude.

I was amazed how when I joined these threads how the Creationist bunch kept asking me my religion, I had to wonder what my religion had to do with science, then they would ask me if I read the bible, and I had to wonder what that had to do with science, then they would attack me for understanding science etc, and they attacked in all kinds of fascinating ways. Telling me that I post like someone that was banned, in order to get me banned, telling me that I was an atheist, or not really a Christian, etc.

It was very disturbing, I wanted to discuss science, and they wanted to discuss my religious convictions.

Then I realized what I had walked into, Holy Warrior central, they weren't interested in science, they were only interested in spewing their religious convictions and self righteousness across the forum. They wanted to save souls, so they lie, misrepresent, all kinds of nastiness, I have run into it before, but I thought that here above all other forums, it would not be put up with.

Sadly, it is put up with, so I do my best to fight it, and to try and talk science, and do it critically and without getting too personally involved. It is a discussion, nothing more, these people do not know me, and I do not know them, so their opinions really don't mean much. It's a forum, nothing more then a forum. Repeat that to yourself,, and you will be just fine...;)