(December 28, 2019 at 9:36 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: And, what’s the point of having a frank discussion with someone about a particular subject when that person won’t be forthcoming about their position on that subject? Do you believe god created life on earth, John? Do you believe that “macro evolution” is possible? If you’re confident in your position on something then you should have no reason to keep it secret, right?
The issue isn't that I'm not forthcoming, but that the discussions I'm having aren't the ones you want me to have. I think there are issues with species and speciation, for example, that are interesting and worth discussing. I'm currently at my computer with two textbooks on the philosophy of biology, reading up on it. Its a topic I'm interested in so whenever someone comments on species I respond with the information I'm learning. Why? Because explaining it to someone else helps me process and retain that information better. That's it lol. I don't care if you're atheist. I don't care why you are. I don't care if macroevolution is true or not. I don't care about creationism. I was interested in phylogeny last week. I'm currently interested in species this week.