The Argument Clinic

No, it’s a general perception, of virtually every ID or YEC or OEC person who posts here.

And the excuse of “provocation” is just that – an excuse. It’s possible to control one’s irritation and refrain from ad hominem remarks, from imputing bad motives to people, from stating false things about people (e.g., that I’m a creationist), etc. Certain people here simply choose not to control their irritation. The ethos here encourages aggressive bullying of creationists and IDers. As on BioLogos, another website founded by Christians, a small number of rather belligerent atheists (aquaticus being one of the less belligerent) have managed to dominate the discussions. There are many consequences of this, one of which is that very few women post here at all, or, if they do, don’t stay very long. And I don’t think it’s the atheism that puts them off, but the conversational tone. But I don’t expect the alpha-male attitude here to change any time soon.

That judgment in itself is part of the attitude I’m talking about, but there is no point in discussing this further, as your mind, like that of Faizal, Mercer, etc. is snapped shut.

You must have breathed a sigh of relief to be able to scrape up two counter-examples to what is otherwise a pretty solid generalization.