[FreedomProtector]

As far as I know, FR is the only site with an ongoing dialogue on the "crevo" issues.... I learned a lot from both sides.

Me, too, <1/1,000,000th%. If anything, the "crevo" debates have increased my appreciation of, and interest, in science issues, and I've learned so much from the correspondents on such threads, on both sides. So I was disturbed to learn that some eminent FRevos have decided to more or less boycott the crevo threads. This came as very sad news. We all lose when stuff like that happens. FWIW.

I recently read a couple of "I'm leaving" posts and I still don't understand the reasons for given for leaving. In general if someone said anything out of the bounds of reasonable thought [scientific or otherwise] or appropriate humor on either side someone would shoot it down rather quickly. Having two sides who disagree is in many more ways more interesting then a bunch of people nodding their head yes. I doubt that Darwin Central would be all that interesting for this reason, as it tends to ban people who disagree quickly.
DaveLoneRanger was banned after only a day for trumped up charges of trolling.
Having read many DaveLoneRanger posts, I can say I have never seen a post of his that would classify as a troll.

Anybody can find one-sided well written books on the subject, a dialogue is rare. FreeRepublic is unique in that it fosters freedom of intellectual inquiry. Philosophical arguments and arguments related to scientific theory are interesting because after an argument will be stated, there will objections, there will be counters to those objections, other objections etc. The initial argument may not have really been that interesting, but the objections and arguments to counter objections are almost always are interesting.

Maybe they are tired of a constant barrage of the shelling and counter arguments and it is a calculated retreat, but it seems more like an emotional response similar to a child "I don't want to play anymore", so I will go and play over here rather then someone who is really intersted in intellectually analyzing what view is probable or what view doesn't contradict the world I observe?

[FreedomProtector]

are almost always are interesting. -> are almost always interesting.

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DaveLoneRanger joined in mid-September and started out his posting career by calling us his enemies and comparing us to terrorists.

DannyTN has been posting at DC and has not been banned as he has demonstrated a commendable ability to actually be civil, unlike Dave.

[Jaguarbhzrd]

I am going to respond to your post, only because it is so chock full of falsehoods.

DLR, as he is known at DC, was there for over a month, his first post was about how they were all his enemies.

The crevo threads here have gotten completely out of hand, the Creo's have completely lost it here, you do not discuss science, you discuss what you think science is, there is a difference.

Jim Robinson stated that anyone that understood evolution was a marxist etc, and had nothing to add to the conservative movement, his words.

When the irrational have taken over a website so completely, and the rational are attacked for their views on science, and have it stated in no uncertain terms that they are useless to the conservative cause, expect them to leave in droves.

DC happens to be a rational place for discussion, DLR, was not rational, and he flamed out, fairly quickly.

I have not posted that much at DC, but I am beginning to think that I probably will, and I have not posted here, for the reasons stated above.

If those that understand science, are not welcome at this website, then we won't be here to discuss it.

I must say, the science threads are now few and far between, and the discussion of such science by the Creationists is laughable in the extreme.

BTW, just so you also know, anyone is welcome at DC, just do not go into your, I am creo hear me roar mode. Be rational, discuss rationally, and you too can post at DC.

The level of rational has gone down at this website exponentially, as the ones that understand science, and discuss it, have been slowly banned from the site, or shown to be unwelcome on this website, as they give nothing to the conservative movement, unless they wish to change their entire worldview to the irrational, then, they will be welcome.

Otherwise, those that understand science, evolution, etc, are marxist homosexual pagan, and whatever Else Jim Robinson claimed they were attached to and helping.

Once the owner of a website makes such a statement, expect those that agree with the rationality of science, to run away in droves, there is nothing else that can be done.