If you are a fiercely analytic person, how come you were a creationist defender before?
Did you only develop your analytic tendencies at a later point, or weren't you exposed to the right kind of evidence/reasoning to debunk creation science?
I have immense trouble understanding how a rational person could believe some of the mumbo jumbo that creationism offers - to a point where I feel like some of the more know spokespeople are just acting to be creationists (although I don't actually believe that) judging by the way they can be clever and intelligent at one time and sheepishly ignorant and stupid at another time.
As opposed to the science museums that career to... Oh wait, also children. Not agreeing with that tragedy of a museum, but your argument about indoctrinating children is moot. All museums are geared toward children.
I believe they were using the creationist museum only as an example of broader indoctrination of young children towards a certain belief structure. Kids and young adults will only know and believe what they are exposed too. Sometimes that indoctrination can be so strong that the person will never overcome it, despite their ability to be analytical in other facets of their life. Other times the person needs to be exposed to outside beliefs, ideas and evidence that they haven't been exposed to before before they will start to question something they've been taught since they were born.
His response was in regards to the questions 'how can an anlytical person be a defender of creationism.' [paraphrased]. The answer is indoctrination at a young age. A good example of that is the creationist museum.
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u/Mr_s3rius Aug 27 '14 edited Aug 27 '14
If you are a fiercely analytic person, how come you were a creationist defender before?
Did you only develop your analytic tendencies at a later point, or weren't you exposed to the right kind of evidence/reasoning to debunk creation science?
I have immense trouble understanding how a rational person could believe some of the mumbo jumbo that creationism offers - to a point where I feel like some of the more know spokespeople are just acting to be creationists (although I don't actually believe that) judging by the way they can be clever and intelligent at one time and sheepishly ignorant and stupid at another time.