Y-a-w-n.
Summary of typical hitpiece: "Let's confuse science with philosophy, throw in a few Latin terms, and hope the ignorant masses don't catch on. There are only 2 roads: Evolution or religion. Evolution is a fact, not really a theory; we just screwed up the semantics. Everything else must be "religion." Forget the disappointments of the fossil record. Forget the numerous missing links hoaxes and fallacious ascent records we used for many years to "prove" the religious nuts wrong. Forget the glaring evidence of design. Ignore scientific inquiries in fields like the mathematics of probability. Ignore the fallacy of reasoning from a conclusion ("sure macroevolution is infinitely improbable, but we're here, so it must have happened.") We believe that somehow, an amorphous mass began to undergo millions of benefical mutations until it developed the human eye, and sense of aesthetics, etc. Don't question our faith, you ignorant Bible thumpers."
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Trying to establish some "guilt by association", that if there was one fossil hoax, then they "all" must be hoaxes is not a good argument for religious people to make. Others could talk about Jim Jones, Catholic alter boys, and many other such scandals in religious circles to tarnish the image of any religious person.
Those who live in glass houses....
Excellent post.
There are a handful of people on this thread that jump all over anyone that questions Evolution. I keep wondering, "Why are they so afraid of Evolution being disproved?"
Of course, I know what the answer is, but they deny it emphatically and keep pointing to anyone who disagrees with them as being stupid or blind sheep. Your opener is perfect. The argument has become B-O-R-I-N-G because, while most Creationists are willing to weigh the evidence of Evolution and even concede to Evolution within the species, they refuse to move an inch from their 'sacred ground.'