[Zeneta]

You seem to be trying really hard to stand by an ideology that may cause a ton of discomfort if you were to acknowledge the actual science.

I suggest that you continue your journey for the truth.

Don’t be convinced by anything that some “Scientist” has told you. Find out for yourself.

I spent nearly a dozen years trying to deny Creation as the answer. I read virtually everything from both sides and explored the physics of “Humanism” which is basically, Buddhism.

If you are actually interested, and are starting from the secular nature of our culture, I would recommend Joseph Campbell. He will bring you to Buddhism, but if you are honest with yourself, you will dig deeper.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Yep, these scientists do not consider themselves to be the shallow random emanations that they would sentence the rest of the creation to being.

[JimSEA]

I came by my understanding of geology and biology quite honestly and in some detail through my upbringing in a mining town and many years working there and at other mines. I saw certain things around me that raised questions -- a volcanic plug dominating the valley, a layer of limestone full of fossils (some quite odd looking marine creatures) at some 3500 ft elevation and the ore body itself. I was fortunate enough to start talking with some friendly mine geologists who pointed me toward some texts and Mining Review Articles, in particular Geology and Ore Deposits of the Superior Mining District which got me going. Soon thereafter Plate tectonics was accepted as the accurate geological model. This interest continues until today. I've had these convictions most of my seventy years.