I don’t care much for academic discussions of definitions either.
My position is clear and simple. Scientists showing up on religion threads are unwelcome. Same for fundamentalists showing up on science threads.
To the extent that religion and science do not contradict, the religious perspective is superfluous. To the extent that they conflict, religion has nothing to add to the discussion. Mixing the two simply starts flame wars.
My position is clear and simple. Scientists showing up on religion threads are unwelcome. Same for fundamentalists showing up on science threads.
***This is Free Republic, where everyone is welcome on an open thread, even you. If you want to restrict involvement, you’ll need some kind of caucus tag such as exists in the religion forum. Hence, my suggestion. Such a system already is in place over at Darwin Central and it doesn’t appear to have reduced the level of invective — that should be a big hint for the guys who are looking to apportion blame. As things stand, today/right now, the evolutionists are stuck with the desire to exclude freepers but with no way to do it according to the current rules — except my suggestion. Best of luck, you’ll need it.