[Joe Bonforte]

This does not help our mission.

[gobucks]

"I long ago learned not to argue with people about their faith."

So, that observation aside, what, exactly would you say is 'our' mission?

[Trinity_Tx]

That was a good post, Joe.

I'd add that parents who are on a mission to keep their children in the faith take a huge risk if they tie that faith to a literal interpretation of the Genesis story.

The evidence for an old earth is undeniable, and the evidence for evolution is growing... So making people choose between the two just creates an unnecessary crisis of faith.

[Doctor Stochastic]

It helps the Creationists's mission. Their job and that of their soul-mates, the PostModernDeconstructionists and NewAgers, is to destroy the idea that scientific inquiry is a legitimate means of obtaining knowledge.

[cookcounty]

The self-organizing principle in economics involves conscious minds making rational and intentional decisions (also known as INTELLIGENT DESIGN). How could you miss that?