and how intellectually dishonest people are when they present it in argument. Like, to a shocking degree. I found a creationist webpage devoted to this, and it was disturbing how much they lied and misrepresented the science
That is the real crime. Most of the big-name culture warriors for Christ who push these ideas must know they are lying. But Ma and Pa Homeschooler may not, since they trust the culture warriors. And then at some point little Homeschool kids discover that their religion and their parents have betrayed them by lying to them. I can't say I've seen it a lot, but sometimes a newbie shows up in the creation/evolution forums, and when the scales fall from their eyes, they really do feel betrayed. The professional creationists are not doing any favors to anyone. They only succeed when a person has been trained to be so insular that they mistrust Wikipedia as Satan's lies.
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Date: 2015-01-02 04:18 pm (UTC)That is the real crime. Most of the big-name culture warriors for Christ who push these ideas must know they are lying. But Ma and Pa Homeschooler may not, since they trust the culture warriors. And then at some point little Homeschool kids discover that their religion and their parents have betrayed them by lying to them. I can't say I've seen it a lot, but sometimes a newbie shows up in the creation/evolution forums, and when the scales fall from their eyes, they really do feel betrayed. The professional creationists are not doing any favors to anyone. They only succeed when a person has been trained to be so insular that they mistrust Wikipedia as Satan's lies.