Quote Originally Posted by ThisYouWillDo View Post
In a word, Yes! If you have more to say, go right on and say it!

For my part, I enjoy a healthy exchange of views. As a result of these threads I have built up an entirely undeserved reputation for being argumentative and contrary, but I have also learned a few things and even changed my mind sometimes. And look at the nonsense we're talking right now ... planetary development!

This is only debate and even if we seem upset or offended, we are all big enough to deal with views that are different from our own.

TYWD
I have to agree with you here. Discussion is good for you. If someone doesn't like the topic they don't have to participate, or even read it. I can only recall one time when I lost my cool a bit (with you, I know) and I believe I apologized for it. At least I think I did. If not, let me apologize now.
I haven't noticed anyone in this thread getting upset. It could happen, with such a sensitive subject, but hopefully we are all adults here.

As for the age of the Earth, unless someone can rationally explain how we can have fossils that are measurably millions of years old while the planet itself is only 6,000 years old, I'm afraid I'll have to stick with the 5,000,000,000 year age. (The most annoying excuse I ever heard was that God put those fossils there to "trick" us. Exactly WHY he would want to trick us is a "mystery.")