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Originally posted by RPKESQ
John, who ever said differently? I seek the best opinions I can get when I cannot use facts. What does that have to do with requesting people to be accurate and label unsupported statements as opinions not statements of fact? That is my only issue. Want to voice an opinion? Have at it, but label it as opinion, not fact. Why should anyone be upset when their opinion is questioned or evidence is supplied that indicates that said opinion is unsupportable? And if one wants to continue to offer unsubstantiated opinion as fact, then that is a falsehood at best, if not an outright lie to serve their agenda. Why should I let that slide? To what purpose?
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I guess my point was a little muddled, but then what isn't on this thread? If we were arguing orbital mechanics, there would be one level of proof required. But the reality is that this particular thread teeters somewhere between the softer sciences (Archeology and such as that) and Theology (self evident). To be honest, it's hard to say if someone's answer is in one realm or another. So hopefully we can all be fairly patient and try to talk through the issues. That's the interesting part. While you may feel that someone's explanation falls short of fully scientific, they may be trying to make their point theologically (also an acceptable discipline). Even Harvard and Yale offer degrees in Theology.
At the end of the day, what we say on this thread will have little to no impact on creation, or the world as a whole. There are other things that we do in our life that will matter more. I'm all with you that JW's, Fundimentalists or some other religious group should stop bludgening people with their beliefs. If you or someone else don't want to convert, beating someone over the head with a particular view point isn't going to change their mind. The same applies to the athiest view. You may think that you're saving the world from religious intolerance or something, but if you have to beat the other person over the head with your point, or shove it in their faces, chances are you're not making it.
This is where I go back to the dead horse thing...
