Reply #12: Is that the only debate skill you have ?

[beam me up scottie]

And I use the word "skill" loosely.

Falsely attributing words and statements to other posters is the tactic of those who have nothing else to back up their claims.

I view Newton's crackpot belief in alchemy the same way I view Claude Vorilhon's religious beliefs.

You are free to believe in either, of course.

Ignore science and follow your heart, by all means.

Lots of folks do that their whole lives.

Just try to leave the high school tactics behind when engaging others in discussion. It's less boring for the rest of us and more people would probably respond to you.