> most religions ... have an apologetic discipline – a deliberate arm open to debate. Is it generally seen as an arm open to debate? I have a very religious fr

> most religions ... have an apologetic discipline – a deliberate arm open to debate. Is it generally seen as an arm open to debate? I have a very religious friend who has gotten into apologetics in the last 6mo or so, and he explicitly describes it as "defending the faith." That seems much less drawing conclusions from evidence and much more drawing evidence from conclusions. Maybe he's an exception to apologetics, though, as I know he has some admittedly extreme views in some ways.