"I find Pete's contributions interesting and thought provoking, he certainly has an arguable position and he never calls other members "ignorant oafs"..."

"Interesting and thought provoking" eh, Ake? Not the words I would have chosen ... I would have chosen "bigoted and wilfully ignorant" ... but that's just me!

As for calling him names, I think I've explained, somewhere above, that my default position is to treat everyone with respect. Nevertheless, I occasionally run into some character who forfeits my respect - and Pete is definitely one of those! I feel no guilt whatsoever about treating him with contempt.

As for an "arguable position"! You do realise, don't you, that silly stuff that he spouts is not even his own opinion? He just 'parrots' stuff from Creationist websites and then expects us to regard him as some sort of expert or authority. Pathetic!

And as for: " ...we need a stronger spiritual dimension for humanity to survive". Words (almost) fail me! Are you saying that we should throw logic, reason and evidence out of the window and rely on wishy-washy notions, like faith, in order to survive? What planet are you on?!!