Rob wrote:
"Fear plays another important role in whether or not you are a 'believer'"

I believe it is partially about fear and partially about belonging to the winning team. I've no respect for either mentality.

Soilguy wrote:
"It is god of the gaps thinking"

It is indeed. But the gaps keep getting smaller and the only way they can hide in them is to intentionally ignore history.

Take for example the Catholic Church. At different times in history the very same church, through its divine knowledge of the will of god, has both condemned and supported evolution. It is easy for the ignorant to only look at what is in front of them at the moment. It is for the rest of us to view it in the context of history and to see the self-serving nature of the pronouncements.

DA Morgan