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To: orionblamblam

You have forgotten the fundamental rule of debate with creationists: creationists define all of the terms. They define what is meant by "Christian", they define what is meant by "science", they define what is meant by "evolution", and you are not allowed to challenge them on any of these definitions. Moreover, they do not have to tell you what these definitions are until they want to beat you over the head with them, and they are allowed to change the definitions (without warning) at will.


185 posted on 09/08/2004 11:45:34 AM PDT by Dimensio (Join the Monthly Internet Flash Mob: http://www.aa419.org)
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To: Dimensio

However, they never define: "kind"!


187 posted on 09/08/2004 11:56:47 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Dimensio

> the fundamental rule of debate with creationists: creationists define all of the terms

Indeed. Very... Kerry-esque. "War criminal" one day means "war hero" the next...

Based on the "arguements" often used, I suspect that more than a few of the louder Creationists are actually DUers, here to disillusion reasonable people with the Conservative movement. Make Conservatives look like... well, like Creationists, and you might not win people over to the Dem side, but you might drive people away from the Republicans. And that's good enough.


188 posted on 09/08/2004 11:57:52 AM PDT by orionblamblam
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