tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post6154800678539218630..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Former Young Earth Creationists?Larry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-33660209404786619722008-04-29T15:19:00.000-06:002008-04-29T15:19:00.000-06:00As posted at Stephen Law's:Former born-again evang...As posted at Stephen Law's:<BR/><BR/>Former born-again evangelical fundie (Southern Baptist) who was a firm Biblical literalist, now a free-thinking atheist here.<BR/><BR/>The overwhelming evidence for evolution and the abhorrent dishonesty of the YEC crowd is what got me doubting in the first place. I blame the fundamentalism for killing my faith. I actually bought into the “it’s all right or it’s all wrong” line the fundies throw out, but I was honest enough to give the alternative a fair chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-28738046958553473842008-04-28T16:50:00.000-06:002008-04-28T16:50:00.000-06:00You may want to qualify the latter category to exc...You may want to qualify the latter category to exclude those people who have had full-frontal lobotomies.DBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-66717451781619223452008-04-28T13:51:00.000-06:002008-04-28T13:51:00.000-06:00anyone in that category would doubtless be publici...<I>anyone in that category would doubtless be publicised to death by YECs.</I><BR/><BR/>If they could find <I>one</I>. The biggest problem with YEC is that it's also a bad biblical interpretation.Jim Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456957270007304493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-60476258413650403152008-04-28T13:27:00.000-06:002008-04-28T13:27:00.000-06:00"Also, are any former atheists or scientists, who ..."Also, are any former atheists or scientists, who have since become convinced of Young Earth Creationism?"<BR/><BR/>I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-38389797472108561342008-04-28T13:04:00.000-06:002008-04-28T13:04:00.000-06:00I was pretty sure, Micah. Like I said in the post,...I was pretty sure, Micah. Like I said in the post, Stephen Law is interested, and I wanted to give you the opportunity of contacting him.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-83568115961649029362008-04-28T13:01:00.000-06:002008-04-28T13:01:00.000-06:00Well, I think you're already aware that I, at leas...Well, I think you're already aware that I, at least, fall into the former category.<BR/><BR/>As to the latter category, I'd think finding those wouldn't be <I>too</I> hard, if they exist: anyone in that category would doubtless be publicised to death by YECs. :)Micah Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255468220431639344noreply@blogger.com