Hey y'all. I know this wasn't my event, but for anyone here who went, I just wanted to offer my encouragement.
I'm a skeptic, granted, but everyone I spoke to was open-minded and willing to have conversation. Even if we disagreed at times, sometimes passionately, I got the sense that both sides remembered that we were both there because we care about what's true.
I feel like some of the sincerity gets lost in translation over a cold, expressionless forum, where tone of voice and facial expression are absent. I feel like people are less willing to accuse you of being dishonest, or dismissing the conversation, when they're speaking to someone who can demonstrate their sincerity live, in person.
I don't agree with the flat earth model, but if you guys can maintain the level of civility and honest, open dialogue that I personally encountered in the four or five conversations I had there, I think we'll come to a consensus sooner or later.
That's all. If anyone else here was there, I'd be interested to get your take on things.