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So why did you offer them up as the definitive authority for the fossil record?
Again, there's an enormous amount of material available on the subject. I linked you to one such source earlier (HERE it is again). So if you're interested, you'll make the effort to educate yourself.
They seem to be uninterested in anything that their master does not allow them to be.
This had nothing to do with Deeje. In fact, I was addressing Deeje. I would not then use the pronoun “her”, as in “her statement,” if I meant Deeje‘s statement. I was referring to the woman in the video.
That's why I don't waste time writing up an explanation. I used to do that sort of thing quite a bit back in the day, but now? Nah.
I think that what power they have to ignore might be something interesting for someone somewhere to investigate
I've actually read some decent papers on the psychology behind fundamentalism and denialism. Internet creationists are excellent case studies of coping mechanisms and avoidance behaviors.
Oh sorry, I saw that at first, but then it seemed you were saying it was Deeje's mistake in a later post.
It was about the Cambrian record, and it’s lack of “evident precursors”. Only that. Comprende? Yes? No?
No problem. A lot is going on here on these threads.
Really? So they're authorities on the fossil record of the Cambrian, but no other aspect of the fossil record. How exactly does that work? I mean....how did that come to be, and how do you know?
Ah, so it's a classic case of confirmation bias. When they seem to agree with you, they're an authority. When they disagree with you, they're not. That about right?
*ahem* There's these buildings called "libraries" and believe it or not, you can actually borrow books from them for free!
I was answering what you posted to me....how thoughtless of me not to consider your sensibilities....sorry.I'm not good at condensing a book into one paragraph.
I am not your enemy metis....I am only putting a voice to the doubt you already have. I believe that you are actually fighting yourself.....and you have probably been doing it for as long as you can remember.
We all have the same choices and can all access the same information. Why did some people love Jesus and want to follow him, while others wanted to kill him? It's all about what we want to believe....isn't it? That is what separates the sheep from the goats.
All is relevant to the topic. I like side points personally as they expand knowledge of the subject...I think I can understand why you don't like them. I love detail but you seem to be offended by it.
No metis, it is impossible to have a discussion with someone who "can't handle the truth" even when it is apparent from their frequent shifts in religious thinking over the years, that they have difficulty pinning it down. What I shared is the honest truth as I understand it. I assume that you do too?
The church, (like their role models the Pharisees) say one thing and do the opposite.
I found my truth over 45 years ago and I haven't budged an inch. I feel genuinely sorry for the indecisive people of this world, who can never quite get a handle on what to believe. (James 1:6-8) I believe that these conversations give them food for thought....don't you?
I sincerely hope you eventually find what you are looking for, but I would be more than amazed if you found it in Catholicism. I think your logic will ultimately defeat how much faith it takes to believe what Catholicism teaches....but that is just me....a refugee from Christendom who found a solid house to live in...not built on sand, but built on the rock that is not Peter, but Jesus Christ. The storm is coming, so let's see whose house is still standing at the end...?
I understand, but I might start a thread anyway and open it up to the Catholic folk here for discussion. I'm sure that the differences will interest at least some people. I'll work on it.
And my tablet's Autowrong feature kicked in. I wrote Deeje but it changed it to Eddie.
You know what? You keep on with this, in it just bolsters what they’ve posted about the pre-Cambrian fossils...that, when they post on a topic, they try to post what they view as truth. Or do you think they’re lying?
But, I'm not.
