Some religious differences are, for sure...but age of earth stuff isn't all that fundamental to faith, which is what I am talking about. It's not a hotly debated topic. It just isn't, no matter how much you really really want it to be... :lol:
As for changing our tune when "confronting nonbelievers"... lol … I mean, I do this debate thing for entertainment purposes, I'm on this forum anyway, and happen to be interested in religion. But don't inflate your own importance. Nobody cares enough about atheists think of us to pretend for them. Why bother, you make it clear enough on a very very very regular basis...hehe... There's literally nothing we could do to earn your respect and tolerance, so why change our stance on what we feel is important for your benefit? lol...good grief. (Bunch of universal you's in there, not calling you out specifically, though sometimes you certainly fit the bill).
Nah, bud...hehe...it is what it is. Some things get debated vigorously, I've seen churches rip themselves apart over differences of opinion or theology. But the age of the earth isn't one of those things in any circle I've been in. If it happens, it's an outlier, and not one I'm aware of.
