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__________________ You will do me the justice to remember, that I have always strenuously supported the Right of every Man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
-- Thomas Paine
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It’ll be somewhere between the two. I’m aiming for something around 40 pages long, which a person could hopefully read in around two hours. I don’t think I could make it any shorter than this while still including all of the information I’d want to cover, but I also think if I make it much longer, people might not want to take the time to read the whole thing.
Originally Posted by Chalnoth
The ability of people to not realize the consequences of their beliefs is pretty astonishing. But, up to you. I'm sure you'll get a much better idea once you've gotten some creationist responses.
I’m not sure you realize what I mean when I say this museum tells people to abandon reason. I’m talking about exhibits like these:
AiG doesn’t leave much to interpretation with regard to telling people that reason is a bad thing.
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Wow. That's really sad. But it's always been the policy of the church, I suppose. Well, good luck getting through to a few people!
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AiG doesn’t leave much to interpretation with regard to telling people that reason is a bad thing.
Of course not. YEC lives in the gaps of scientific knowledge, so what better way to defend your turf than to turn society into a herd of uncritical, unthinking sheep. That would be a guarantee those gaps forever remain.
You're definitely on the road to a great booklet. Keep us informed!
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You're definitely on the road to a great booklet. Keep us informed!
There’s still one more essay I’m going to need for this booklet, that I haven’t found anyone to write yet. It’s the one for chapter seven, about why evolution isn’t a problem for Christianity. I’d prefer for this essay to be written by a Christian, since creationists would probably find it most convincing if it’s someone explaining their own belief system.
I PMed Mallon a while ago to ask if he’d be interested in writing this, but he responded that he isn’t likely to have the time for it anytime soon. If anyone else can give me a suggestion about where I could get an essay like this, I’d greatly appreciate it.
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There’s still one more essay I’m going to need for this booklet, that I haven’t found anyone to write yet. It’s the one for chapter seven, about why evolution isn’t a problem for Christianity. I’d prefer for this essay to be written by a Christian, since creationists would probably find it most convincing if it’s someone explaining their own belief system.
I PMed Mallon a while ago to ask if he’d be interested in writing this, but he responded that he isn’t likely to have the time for it anytime soon. If anyone else can give me a suggestion about where I could get an essay like this, I’d greatly appreciate it.
That sounds great. I'd offer, but A) I'm no longer a Christian and B)I hate writing essays. I'd much rather draw pictures and do page layouts. You don't have any need for either, do you? Or are just going to whip it up in Word?
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That sounds great. I'd offer, but A) I'm no longer a Christian and B)I hate writing essays. I'd much rather draw pictures and do page layouts. You don't have any need for either, do you? Or are just going to whip it up in Word?
My girlfriend Ferahgo is going to be doing most of the illustrations, and I’d been planning on doing the page layouts myself. I wouldn’t mind having help with the second thing if that’s something you’re good at, though. Are there any examples you can show me of page layouts you’ve done, so I can what your ability in this area is like?
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I'd much rather draw pictures and do page layouts. You don't have any need for either, do you? Or are just going to whip it up in Word? 
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