"LH, having an intelligent discussion about religion (an oxymoron if there ever was one) means that definitions have to be precise so each party knows what the other is talking about."

That's right, Stringsinger. ;-) But it's never going to happen here, simply because there are way too many different people all talking at (not to) each other at the same time. Too many cooks spoil the soup and obfuscate that conversation.

Were any two of us here to get together by ourselves in real 3-D life and talk at some length about religion, we could gradually get a clear picture of exactly what the other person means when he speaks of "God", "religion", "evolution", and many other things like that.

But it won't happen here, because too many people are all talking at once.

And I know it won't happen here. ;-) (shrug) I gave up a long time ago expecting that anything would EVER end up being clearly communicated on this forum so that everyone in the conversation understands clearly what the hell everyone else is talking about. It just ain't gonna happen! No effin' way.

So, the only reason I bother to talk here is:

1. I'm addicted to doing so.
2. It's something to do for a few minutes whenever I feel like it.