"So did the heliocentric view of the solar system, the idea that the Earth was round, spontaneous generation, the germ theory, etc. Each of these ideas was pursued, studied, and later proved to be true yet the men behind these ideas were mocked and threatened"
Spontaneous generation was proved true? When? I hope this was a mistake on your part.
As for creationism, it used to be the prevailing wisdom; it had it's day and was found inadequate. There is no need to continually dig up the dead corpses of old theories that science and the evidence has passed by.
I worded that poorly. I know spontaneous generation was proved wrong. While we now know far more than even 100 years ago, there is still far more that we don't know and scientists are continually updating and revising their theories as new data comes in. When we know all the facts and all the proofs are in, then it can be declared dead. Until then there remains a need to consider it. If creation is wrong, prove it. Don't just categorize it as a myth and dismiss it off hand.