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What is the purpose of the continuous posting of evolution threads amongst the supermajority of those who do believe in a Creator? In my opinion, it is nothing but a mechanism to stir up trouble and put their thumb in the eye of the believer.

I think you've nailed it.

These evo threads always have the same old arguments - never anything new, just the same things said different ways by different people. I noticed that some of the atheist evo people seem to have bible verses in hand, all ready to argue with against believers so it would seem to be a set-up from the start with no purpose other than to flaunt their atheism and proclaim evolution as the 'truth' and once again engage in useless arguments that apparently the atheists feel they need to do on FR. The thumb in the eye analysis seems about right. The lead article's title: "Final Debunking of Creationism" is really a hoot.
Next year it'll be "The Really, Final Debunking of Creationism; We're not kidding this time!".

I see no point in engaging in these useless evo/creation arguments with people who would not be swayed by any argument as their minds are just as closed and sealed as they accuse the Christian's minds of being.

Like you, I usually skip them or skim them for anything new, which there never is. Your post seemed to sum up my thoughts on the never-ending atheist/evo threads on FR so I wished to concur but frankly, this argument and the thread should be on the religion forum, not a news forum, as certainly none of the arguments are news to anyone any longer.

I see no point in engaging in these useless evo/creation arguments with people who would not be swayed by any argument as their minds are just as closed and sealed as they accuse the Christian's minds of being.

Science can be wrong for decades ... the Bible is wrong forever.

I see no point in engaging in these useless evo/creation arguments with people who would not be swayed by any argument as their minds are just as closed and sealed as they accuse the Christian's minds of being.

You nailed it. My mind is definitely closed to anything but verifiable data and logical argument.

Your post seemed to sum up my thoughts on the never-ending atheist/evo threads on FR so I wished to concur but frankly, this argument and the thread should be on the religion forum, not a news forum, as certainly none of the arguments are news to anyone any longer.

You're absolutely right. But we have a problem: Atheists would never admit that atheism is indeed a religion, would they? Of course they wouldn't admit this, even though they are people of faith just like we are people of faith. Our faith is in God. Their faith is in science.

Faith is faith, right?

But anyway, these threads are not news to anyone. On top of that, these threads aren't going to change anyone's mind. An atheist at the beginning of one of these threads is still an atheist at the end of the thread. Same goes for creationists.

So, none of this is news, and therefore, what is the purpose of these threads?

You be the judge.