> >I'm with you. I said before that a half truth is also a half lie
> >(misrepresentation). But my dear friend, one cannot be objective when one is
> >so obviously biased. You have shown a great deal of zeal, perhaps as a result
> >of your crisis of faith years back, this zeal is your bias. You are certainly
> >sure of yourselve but don't tell me that that certainty is objective.
>
> I can say that I am as objective as I can possibly be. If you watch me over
> a period of time, you will see me say something stupid and others will
> correct me on factual errors. If the issue is of a factual nature, I will
> almost always admit the factual error. Bias comes in in how one interprets
> the facts. Part of the problem in the C/E debate is that YECs have one set
> of facts, old-earth anti-evolutionists have another set of facts, and
> full-fledged evolutionists have a third. Since we don't live in three
> different universes, the actual facts are singular and we must go back to
> examine the facts to determine what they are. Unfortunately, it has been my
> experience that those who are worst at getting factual information correct
> are the young-earth creationists.
>
> I operate on the principle that anyone has a right to interpret the facts
> according to their bias, but no one has a right to make up facts or ignore
> conflicting factual information. And that includes me.
>
> glenn