# For David B, the good Doctor and others who are knowledgable about Creation debate **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 12, 1999, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218 "1999-11-12T22:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/701 "2000-01-03T20:43:00Z")
God also made punctuation. Suggest you learn about it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/702 "2000-01-03T20:44:00Z")
God also made punctuation. Suggest you learn about it. Jeez- a guy goes away for _one_ weekend… ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/703 "2000-01-03T21:10:00Z")
Doubting Thomas said: > [@](#): > > For a while I thought I could add to the discussion, but for several reasons that turned out not to be the case. I hasten to reiterate what I mentioned earlier – there are many intelligent, open-minded people there who really do want to have discussions on topics like evolution, prayer in schools, posting the 10 Commandments, etc. However, such people are the minority. In addition, the size and high turnover (and often the young age and lack of formal science education) of the membership required that basic arguments be repeated over and over again. Wow. These are pretty much the exact same things we discovered – and the reason most/all of us had given up just before this whole mess occurred. But then, if you’ve read this thread, you already know that by now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/704 "2000-01-04T01:37:00Z")
David B wrote: > [@](#): > > BTW, if you buy the generic mac & cheese instead of Kraft, you can save enough money to buy another _Straight Dope_ book! But David, Kraft Cheese & Macaroni is _The Cheesiest[TM]!_ ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/705 "2000-01-04T02:14:00Z")
Hey, if he wants cheesy, he’s got us! ---
**Author:** ![Ladyjane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Ladyjane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladyjane)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/706 "2000-01-04T04:33:00Z")
Thanks for the welcome, and the food offering. However, after the Holidays, if I so much as LOOK at another morsel, I’ll roll over and die. At least typing on these boards is an addiction that requires no caloric intake. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/707 "2000-01-04T04:37:00Z")
Unca Cece! How many calories can you burn by posting to SDMB? -David ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/708 "2000-01-04T07:30:00Z")
> [@](#): > > someone stating…that Prince Charles is the antichrist. He’s not??!! * * * Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99. “We are here! You are saved!” --R. & F. ---
**Author:** ![byteoart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@byteoart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/byteoart)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/709 "2000-01-04T15:01:00Z")
First of all, way back on page 5 or 6, someone mentioned my name and my site. If you’re interested in learning about religions, feel free to go to it. [www.erols.com/byteoart/AEchad/index.asp](http://www.erols.com/byteoart/AEchad/index.asp) Please don’t go if you want to insult or slander anyone, including the people on LB. It’s for education purposes. Now, it’s pretty quiet there, due to the holidays. I’ve been working on asking leaders of various churches and temples to write articles for the topics section. Also, it’ll be a month or two before I can hook up a nice looking board like this one, so please bear with the basics. Now, the meat of why I’m here. I was told by a friend that my name’d been brought up in this thread. I came here to “see for myself.” I’m flattered at your opinions of me, those who mentioned me. I left the LB board because of the very exclusionary attitudes, and I’ll admit…it soured me on religious fanaticism more than I already am…but let me clarify. I’m not against Christians or Christianity. I’m against being so fanatical about it that you slip into the patterns of prejudice and hatred. I’m against being so gung-ho my way that you close your eyes to the fact that you’re being hurtful to others. That doesn’t give those who think that fanaticism is foolish (me) an excuse to be just as bad, by insulting those who are fanatics. The friend who turned me into this site, believe it or not, is a “fanatic” I met on the LBs. She’s scared me with how un-thumperish her attitudes CAN be (though sometimes, I’d love to bop her over the head with her bible, and scream “THINK!”) I’ve grown to be very fond of her friendship. Basically, the lesson there is “Don’t judge a Bible-Thumper by its label.” There are some intelligent folk in LB. The problem is, they’re swarmed out by those people who brains or no, turn off thought. That’s why I left. And because of the “drive her out she’s a stinkin’ Jew” attitude some had. Fanatics…of any religion or sort…tend to bristle me. But the reason I post is to let you know, don’t become an “anti-Fanatic” fanatic. Then you’re just as bad. -Byteoart ---
**Author:** ![Lauralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lauralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lauralee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/710 "2000-01-04T16:05:00Z")
I looooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeee you Byte!!! You’re my hero!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Phaedrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@Phaedrus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phaedrus)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/711 "2000-01-04T16:20:00Z")
Byteoart: Well spoken, it’s why I didn’t go there in the first place. To be a Christian means to be Christ-like and Jesus was the epitome of love, love incarnate. To be filled with hatred is to dishonour the Master you claim to follow and drive the people you claim you want to reach for Him further and further away. I am a VERY poor Christian at times so I know experientially what I am talking about. May God and the Members here forgive me for things I have posted. ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/712 "2000-01-04T17:54:00Z")
Phaedrus: > [@](#): > > May God and the Members here forgive me for things I have posted. OK, You are forgiven (by me) for the Flat Earth thread. Just don’t let it happen again. For more general forgiveness, you may have to petition the church of David B. Or, ask DrFidelius for a certification of temporary insanity. Somehow I don’t think he’d object to issuing one. ---
**Author:** ![Navigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/713 "2000-01-06T19:59:00Z")
Forgive me folks but I’ve sinned against you. I might have sent another pounder this way, but please, treat him the way you see fit. Peace. * * * † Jon † Phillipians 4:13 ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/714 "2000-01-06T20:05:00Z")
Cool! Another sacrifice to Satan! Well, maybe not. If Satan doesn’t uphold his end of the deal and start sending us our dollars, we ain’t sacrificing nobody to him! ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/715 "2000-01-06T20:09:00Z")
As long as he’s not a spammer and can form coherent sentances… Hey, I’ll trade ya FORMERAGENT for the pounder of your choice–I’ll even throw in a toaster cozy and matching towels to sweeten the deal. Whaddya say? (On second thought, maybe not. Do you have trolls like we do?) ---
**Author:** ![Navigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/716 "2000-01-06T20:13:00Z")
:sadly: yes… I’m afraid that is where some of the mis-conceptions may have come from… IMHO * * * † Jon † Phillipians 4:13 ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/717 "2000-01-07T23:36:00Z")
OK, I know we’re not supposed to make fun of the LBer’s anymore, but this one can’t be ignored because it is evil on whatever board it appears. They are having a [Smiley War](http://www.leftbehind.com/cgi-bbs/Forum2/HTML/004707.html) . Don’t tell the folks in MPSIMS! Your life, all our lives, depend on it! * * * I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids! ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/718 "2000-01-07T23:39:00Z")
Oh, and while I was over there, I couldn’t help but notice that their clock is, ahem, correct. Another message board I’m familiar with (I won’t mention which one, but its initials are SDMB) is still 10 minutes or so fast. ahem. ---
**Author:** ![Navigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/719 "2000-01-07T23:52:00Z")
I thought it was just cuz us Pounders are slow… 🙂 * * * † Jon † Phillipians 4:13 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218/720 "2000-01-09T20:05:00Z")
Naw, it’s cuz you Pounders have a search facility that works correctly. Not that I’m saying anything… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-b-the-good-doctor-and-others-who-are-knowledgable-about-creation-debate/17218.md?page=37)