Yes, I often get criticized for valuing knowledge over ignorance. My point exactly.
The problem is that by starting from such a tack, you give the impression that anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant, and willfully so. Regardless of the *grounds* of the disagreement. Although I agree, that some of the pro-cre posters are much more strident than others; as indeed, some of the pro-evos are much bigger jerks than others.
And it can be taken (in a certain light) as hinting at the perjorative meaning of "ignorant". NOTE: I don't take it that way, since I think it *holds out hope* for the one who is ignorant.
I think most of the detractors (including Dominic_Harr) are objecting to that last point...
Cheers!