To the true cultist, his dogma is the ultimate reality; so what you and I would regard as devastating evidence against the dogma is ... not real! Does anyone have a link to the discussion several months back regarding Morton's Demon? I think VR posted it...
It addresses EXACTLY what you and Dominic are discussing.
As happens so often, jennyp seems to have brought it to FR first.
Morton's Demon. Morton's Demon, BTW, is not purely a creationist thing but also works negative wonders with UFOs, crop circles, and the assassination of JFK.