DNA Proves Existence of a Designer

[Amarok]

We've got another Drich! Minus the drugs...
So, if you were not looking for anything in particular and claim that only became Christian after that, what were you doing talking to a pastor, instead of a psychologist?
That alone tells me that you were wanting a religious answer to your problem, and that is exactly what you found... as is often the case... as human brains have evolved to operate.
Had you been elsewhere in the world and, instead of a Christian pastor, you went to a Hindu one or a Muslim, or a Buddhist, or whatever, you would now be in one of those religions, don't you think?

Oh, but I did.  That's also my background.  Not only was I a mental health clinician at the time, I was also working with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and anybody else you could imagine would be in that setting. But when you look at something analytically, it's important to be exhaustive in how you research things.  In all of it, the pastor was the one who had the answer.  Working on that team on the time was exactly why I even thought about looking into the category on my own time.  Curiosity as to why something kept coming up, so I did what I do.  I explore.

It wasn't about finding "religion."  It was about dealing with something.  It's funny that you even mentioned Buddhism, because I can't even begin to count the hours I spent previously study it.  As to this day, I find it as one of the most fascinating ideologies out there.  I didn't do it to become a Buddhist, nor did I, but I still respect that approach to life.

Study is a way of life for me.  It still is and probably always will be.  It's just what I do. 

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The position you have been defending in this thread . And no you not in a hot seat but again the above stands .

What do you think I'm defending?  It's still unclear what you are suggesting.  As far as I know the conversation never went beyond "definitions."  If someone says they won't accept a dictionary for a definition, then there's no point in going any further, because it's not a bias I'm willing to humor.  If anything it should be considered as a starting point, then you work your way outward.

It's clear this will go nowhere .