[longshadow]

Thus outing himself as a Creationist. No other group has to explain their position at the beginning of an article.

Someone writing an article like this and prefacing it with a declaration that they are NOT a Creationist is bit like an essay on the appealing physiques of young boys written by Michael Jackson starting out with a declaration "I am not a pedophile, but...."

[Doctor Stochastic]

Or like a "seminar caller" to one of the radio talk shows. Each show seems to have its cadre of those. The use the same jargon and make the same (usually fallacious) argument.