In the parable of the talents, the foolish servant buried his allotment because he was afraid of what his master might do to him. To me, this sums up the attitude of the creationist community -- it is so afraid of heavenly retribution it plays dumb. You remember what happened to the foolish servant, do you not?
I have always wondered why God gave us curious minds and supposedly forbids us to use them. If there ever was a Satanic idea, this is it.