I admire pete for his determination and faith. I don't admire that he attacks science without bothering to learn what it is. I don't find his regurgitating the arguments of others to be an attractive aspect of his Mudcat persona. I like pete as a man very much. He has grit and patience and a dry wit. He argues like my grandfather did. How can I not find that endearing? I didn't believe most of what my grandfather said either. If taken with a grain of salt, a mixture of mischief and fundamentalism can be very amusing. Most of us can learn from pete's example. I think that Joe as hit upon some good points. It is useful to converse with someone with strong belief who is also willing to listen. It gives me some hope for humanity. Even the Mudcat mocking birds have their moments of lucidity and humanity. If they were to work on their humility, these threads would be one of the better and more stimulating places on the Internet to hang out. Now, I am not saying that I have no faults. I certainly do have faults. But I feel that they have been pointed out on these threads far too many times in far too much detail to be of interest to anyone not writing a thesis on abnormal Internet psychology.
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