One extra Thomas is a mistake I could have made, rarely. Getting 'em both wrong, nah.
It is simply trying to state that there are deep and personal reasons why people make the kinds of choices they do re: worldviews and they "way" they insist science be done
In my interactions with creationists, i've found a more important difference between 'worldviews' is that evolutionists in general believe and act as if facts and truth are important. Creationists, evidently because their belief system is based not of facts nor on truth but on a superstition, act as if they don't care whether what they post is true or not.
Well, then, Thomas. Like I said, I am happy for you. It may have come from Aldous's grandfather being a part of the mix that sent me off penning "THOMAS" as everyone whom I quoted.
However your experiences may have been, I can assure you once again that I have not lied, nor misrepresented these people. They clearly stated that they "wanted" certain things to be true and one of them chose an ideology based on that desire, while the other had a personal motivation to make discoveries in the natural world which would render the supernatural unnecessary, if not ridiculous. They simply stated the usntated desire of many persons who "hope" that they can depend on reason alone to build a comprehensive construct of life.
I don't see much difference between that kind of faith and the religious kind....., except that one pretends it isn't faith, or just less so.