Welcome aboard, though forgive the cynic in me for being sceptical of pretty much everything you've said. In response to the points about evolution I recommend you seek out the work of evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, either books or videos. I'll start you off with "The Evolution of the Eye": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb9_x1wgm...re=related
You might like to try UMM biology professor PZ Myers' 2009 talk "Design vs. Chance": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba2h9tqNY...ure=relmfu
Regarding the question of the Universe's beginnings, theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss' "A Universe From Nothing" explains current thinking much better than anyone I've seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo
Unless it's too late, I'm sure that almost everyone here would advise you to steer well clear of creationist preachers. They're not remotely interested in teaching people; all they want to do is sell you something broken.
You might like to try UMM biology professor PZ Myers' 2009 talk "Design vs. Chance": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba2h9tqNY...ure=relmfu
Regarding the question of the Universe's beginnings, theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss' "A Universe From Nothing" explains current thinking much better than anyone I've seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo
Unless it's too late, I'm sure that almost everyone here would advise you to steer well clear of creationist preachers. They're not remotely interested in teaching people; all they want to do is sell you something broken.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
