YEC want to argue with others about science. They see themselves as being under attack in an increasingly secular world. By starting these arguments, they draw attention and come under attack by those wanting to defend science, fulfilling the view they are under attack, and enabling the YEC to think of themselves as martyrs to the cause.
That last paragraph is paraphrasing a friend who passed away last year. A man of deep faith, knowledge, and wisdom.
Agreed.
Look me up on FB. I can point to to some argument groups where this happens regularly … wait … a better idea … don’t do that, it’s a big waste of time.
That one is very common, and often repeated even after multiple corrections. We see that one here.
Listening is not their goal.
One of the finding of Judge Jones in Kitzmiller v. Dover School Board was (paraphrasing), “Intelligent Design is Creationism.”
ID prevaricates - It’s Creationism when it wants to be, and science when there are real or perceived gaps in knowledge. Ask about the nature of the Designer, and the answer will be some version of “ID does not address that question.”
