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"1st Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."

Are you saying my blind man comparison is childish?

Was God childish when He told Exekiel the following?

Ezekiel 33:8 - When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Or was God teaching Exekiel what it means to love others? I think God's teaching Exekiel that love demands action. Love doesn't allow a man to leave other's in harms way. Live and let die is not an option. But whether to die is your choice, not mine, I can only warn.

Are you saying my blind man comparison is childish?

I am saying that your entire performance in this thread is childish. You have apparently read one book (a good one, but limited in its coverage of science), dated one woman (who may be very nice indeed), and now you are a prime example of what I said back in post 114 (which I posted as a gentle admonition to you), and which I repeat here for emphasis:

I've remarked before that there is a nearly-universal conceit among men. Each imagines that he is entirely competent to compete with experts in: (1) theology; (2) philosophy; (3) cosmology; (4) military strategy; (5) political tactics; and (6) love-making.

There are some very knowlegable people in this thread who have been participating in these evolution threads for years. They know what you're saying; it's all been said before, hundreds of times in hundreds of threads. To them, it is obvious that you know nothing of biology (other than the misinformation found at creationist websites and perhaps in some Jack Chick comics), yet you presume to have worthwhile criticisms. You know nothing of philosophy (a rich intellectual discipline which has an academic tradition extending back for twenty-four centuries), yet you presume to reclassify and redefine its well-defined topics. When someone politely attempts to assist you by pointing out some rather obvious gaps in your understanding, you resort to the childishness of calling him a "blind man walking towards a cliff."

If you resist acquiring additional information, that is your choice. No one wants to interfere with your happiness -- notwithstanding that you might be even happier if you were better informed. You are free to stay as you are. It's your choice. But that choice severely limits your capacity to play these intellectual games at a non-trivial level. As I said earlier, go in peace.