[self_evident]

It may be that they are dishonest with themselves and fear that to accept evolution is to somehow lose their faith.

Yes, it is bizarre, and their "faith" is much more like science than it is faith.

For many posters here, it seems that their faith is, in fact, "falsifiable", and that the occurance of evolution falsifies it.

BTW, this make the constant claim that evolution is just another "faith" quite understandable. Except that it's not because evolutions is faith-based, but instead that their faith is evidence-based (and any contrary evidence very damaging to their world-view.. leading to the emotion).

[e p1uribus unum]

"...Yes, it is bizarre, and their "faith" is much more like science than it is faith...."

I agree. I had not thought about that extension of what I said, but it certainly does follow.