This argument between faith and observed reality will not end anytime soon. The very ground beneath our feet and the sky above our heads contradicts the creationist and, in particular, young earth beliefs. Certainly there are come clever wordsmiths pushing some absurd ideas like the global flood. Disagreeing with them is like fighting tar baby and I’m too old and impatient for that.
I’ve mostly given up commenting on these threads but they are being pushed to the point that it’s irritating to read FR lately.
FRiend, only a small number of Free Republic posters seem to me totally beyond the reach of ordinary reason.
But there are a number of topics, and evolution vs. creationism is one, where good people have serious and passionate disagreements.
The important point to remember is that these people are all our friends, our families and political allies.
They should be treated as such, even amidst the most passionate of disagreements.