Ed... that is not what *I* meant about what Musket said.

The personal and "minor" beliefs I meant are those such as pretending to believe that one's sports team is inherently better.

Beliefs that influence others, when allowed to proliferate unchallenged are, by definition, NOT personal and "minor"...no matter which side they are promulgated by.... and no matter what the claimed evidence for them shows.

Stated beliefs for OR against a Supreme Being, when forcefully advocated, are divisive, unprovable and foolish. I **doubt** claims about metaphysical concepts, but I can't prove anything one way or another, and as long as those beliefs are not taught AS proven in schools...etc., it only affects me subjectively- as careless thinking always does.

Pete does 'openly challenge science', but so far, he seems to just be presenting his viewpoint--flawed as I feel it to be. I present the viewpoint OF science, and *I* am not "seeking to attract a response". I am just presenting as best I can, my own view...which includes the errors I see in the other viewpoint.