juncaps
Of course it's personal! I don't offer it as a proof to others, I hope that by telling them of my personal knowledge they might become more open to recieving it themselves. The wonder of my religion is that it is such a subjective thing. It's not a set of rules written out to be childishly obeyed, although i can see how some promote it as such. It's a personal relationship, [hence you'll see i use personal in the quote you've used], and requires constant interest and openness.
Incidentally, I'm far from a creationist. And I'm certainly not intellectually lazy and naive, studying Maths and Physics as my degree and all....