Hidden in Plain View?? Very cool. I really enjoyed it. My mind does not work that way, so it is really interesting to see things from another perspective!!
So, herein lies the root of every problematic discussion here, I believe. That people are much more interested in winning arguments than they are of having a discussion and actually learning something. And it’s not just the Faizal’s of the group, it’s everyone, everywhere. I won’t consider that life self-assembled, though I was not there and that’s one of the two valid choices. I won’t consider that the earth is old, even though all of the physical evidence points to it being so. I won’t consider the resurrection of Jesus Christ, though it is reasonable to do so.
It’s a war of attrition here. Whoever can stay focused long enough wins the argument. But the argument has no value. It’s an utter waste of time and energy. So, if you hate a topic enough that you want to expend your valuable time on earth smacking it and its adherents down, you win. If you actually have a life to life and anything of value to do, you get on with it and let this silliness go.
A denialist of anything should not be participating in the discussion, because it violates the definition of the term discussion.
I’d love to see (topic) denialist added to our titles so that we can actually have discussions about certain subjects, instead of throw-downs. If you are a denialist, you can’t participate. Obviously that will never happen, and a denialist, true to his name, will deny that he is one, but it is fun to fantasize about, if only for a moment.