Raised as a Christian - looking for discussion

[Ravenshire]

Hello,

My name is Griffin. I am 18 years old and I was raised in a conservative Christian home. At this point in my life I am looking for satisfying answers. I consider myself fairly intellectual and I am open to being convinced by well-reasoned arguments. I'm sometimes disappointed by many "Christians" lack of common sense and reason.

This is a little intimidating, and I hope this forum is not a terribly unfriendly place. I wish to have real, meaningful discussions without name-calling, flaming, or nonsense. Hopefully I can find that here.

Welcome aboard Griff. Our resident cookie lady is feeling a bit under the weather so I'm trying to fill in...

Just don't Bogart 'em, ok?

Satisfying answers:
Read the buy-bull (*), read a 7th grade earth sciences text, read a 7th grade biology text. These three things should make it painfully obvious.

*The way a book should be read. Front to back, no study guide, no pastor/priest/rabbi/medicine man/shaman giving you direction and telling you what it really means (according to his interpretation).

Don't worry, we're pretty chill around here, unless you start trying to tell us what we think and/or believe. I'm not getting that vibe from you so have a brownie, kick back and sit a spell.