More specifically, I dislike their illogic and irrationality. I have known creationists whom I have personally liked, but I actively dislike creationist lies, illogic, and regurgitated misinformation.
Not only do creationists not understand science, they completely misunderstand the empiricist, rational basis for atheism. Creationist actually further delude themselves into thinking that lies will convince atheists to abandon rationality and embrace ridiculous beliefs. They have obviously heard that atheists value empirical evidence and logic, but they have no actual comprehension or experience of these qualities. It's not just that they don't get it, very often it seems that they can't get it.
They love nothing more than to invent "facts" or to repeat the lies of other, equally stupid, creationists.
They love nothing more than to invent "facts" or to repeat the lies of other, equally stupid, creationists.
This is why creationists disable ratings on their YouTube videos. This is why creationists moderate and remove comments.
Actually, I do the same thing, but simply because I do not have the time on a very small channel to read, yet again, regurgitated creationist falsehoods and fallacies of logic. I am quite willing, however, to debate creationists on the more open forums of atheist videos on big channels.
This comment will probably not be posted, so I'm putting it below. I wrote it in response to yet another lie-packed brag about converting atheists. (On a video uploaded by P4cmDebateSeries)
If I sound grumpy, it is because I am grumpy. The woman giving the speech is wearing a t-shirt that proclaims EX-atheist. Another lie — once one is rational, nothing short of Alzheimers will render one irrational. Most, if not all, who claim that they were once atheists who have converted back to belief are lying through their teeth.
What's more, their prior position or the position of others is irrelevant to the question of the truth value of their beliefs. The fact that the truth of a belief is not determined by who believes it is amongst the many things that creationists fail to understand. Ugh!
The video is not worth watching. It contains the usual creationist denial of palaeontological evidence by someone who cannot even pronounce palaeontology (with or without the dipthong). Creationists do this, despite the fact that there are many transitional fossils, because molecular genetic evidence is not only more damning, but also utterly incomprehensible to those can only understand simplistic mechanisms (godidit).
Here's the creationist comment to which I responded:
"There are many top scientists who have to admit that there is God. They don't talk about it because in the scientific community, what they're doing now is getting rid of you if you say anything about "Intelligent Design" or "God." (This is true) But many of them still hold the belief that evolution is not true, more than you might think.I'm glad that a bio class didn't shake your faith!"
Here, for what it's worth is my grumpy comment:
"Pure mendacity [the video], including the "ex-atheist" lie.
93% of top scientists are atheists. The numbers are even higher for biologists. What does that tell you?
Most of those who signed the stupid anti-Darwinism statement were not biologists, they were creationists.
Get your facts straight. Lies are not convincing to rational people, even though they have clearly fooled you and Miss EX-atheist.
Even judges know that ID is creationism in disguise.
Pity that school didn't teach you anything. Ah yes, you are in America."
I make no apologies for having a low opinion of educational standards in America — my opinion is justified by a number of facts.
