Joel: You don't understand what I'm risking with this change. I would go from being a Christian to being an evolutionist, which means that there is no eternity, a concept that has been prominent in my life for 18 years. I want there to be something else after it all, I've lived a fifth of my life already, and if there isn't anything, then I better have a damn good life. I don't want to die an atheist, when OOPS!, God was real. There's no way that I'm going to change my religious beliefs in one weekend. I can't undo 18 years of learning and training on a few scientific articles that provide some support for evolution. There's no way to see God, because He doesn't reveal himself like He does in the OT, and there's also no way to see Macroevolution because it takes too long. They both require faith, but if I had a time machine or a vision, that would seal the deal. And that's just the spiritual side of things. My entire family is Christian, my dad's side, my mom's side, everyone. I'd be the first one to break away from that. It'd be awkward enough lying to them about all this, and even weirder if they hear that my beliefs have changed. And then we'd have the whole "Where did we go wrong in our parenting" speech.
Whateverist: Oh, you made a funny. Thank you for that.
Whateverist: Oh, you made a funny. Thank you for that.
