Is it okay for Christians to post here?

[Pete]

Don't get too discouraged when it comes to debates on the interwebs Pete. No one here is "out for blood" - at least that I know of.

More importantly I want to make sure that I don't come off as being rude or condescending myself. I'm normally a very polite person and I never insult anyone who isn't obviously attacking me and going for my jugular.

And it can be hard to infer meaning from some posts - some may take something to heart when it may have been an innocent question - I'm guilty of that myself.

Exactly. In this case misunderstandings are easy to come by. In this case different people use the term creationist to mean different things. Some use it to refer to those people who argue that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old and that evolution is wrong. I am not one of those people. However it can also be taken to refer to those people who believe that the universe was created by design. I am one of those people, i.e. I believe that the universe was created by God. That's about as far as I go when it comes to others who refer to themselves as creationists. For that reason I don't want to be thought of as a creationist because the term is often taken to mean that such people don't believe in evolution.

I suppose so of us may get a bit wrapped up emotionally in some debates. My problem is I have a want to impart as much knowledge as I can while simultaneously debunking myths, misunderstandings and so forth and sometimes I get a bit zealous with my information and can overload people but others eat it up and want more.

I think it would be wise to get to know the intent of the person's comment since its easy to assume things that aren't true. I'm trying to make sure in my posts that people don't make some wrong assumptions about my views. Its easy to assume things about theists since many tend to have certain beliefs which I don't adhere to. I have many beliefs that go againts theists. A great deal many. I'm not what may be considered as your average theist by far.

My advice is don't fret too much man, it's just the internet.

Absoultely my good man. Thanks for your understanding.

Adrian - I want to make sure that you understand that I'm not upset about your responses by any means whatsoever. You seem like an intelligent man and I don't want to give you the impression that I think otherwise. Okay my good man?

Best wishes

Pete