[Steve_Seattle]

" . . . someone who believes in sea monsters or creationism probably also doesn't have the requisite analytical abilities to manage bureaucracy, defeat terrorism or keep social security solvent."

The authors of the creationist books are genarally highly intelligent and trained in the sciences and/or mathematics. Any idiot can believe in the theory of evolution; it's actually a very simplistic theory. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it certainly doesn't require any great mental powers to understand it.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Guessing that it’s just easier to dismiss Creationists as a bunch of ignorant morons.

[Alter Kaker]

The authors of the creationist books are genarally highly intelligent and trained in the sciences and/or mathematics.

You mean like "Dr." Kent Hovind and "Dr." Ken Ham? The only subject most creationists seem to have down is educational embellishment. Oddly, these people, mostly two bit hucksters and miserable hypocrites, claim to be living the Word of the Almighty. You should view creationist claims of credentials with enormous skepticism.

Any idiot can believe in the theory of evolution; it's actually a very simplistic theory.

The basic concept of evolution is beautiful simplicity -- elegance so remarkable it seems nearly divine. But get into the details and evolutionary theory can be incredibly complicated.