It is ironic that the publicly religious folks find it impossible to discard their ridiculous dogma, their ancient holy book, and step into the limitless universe, trusting only God. Frightened by the vast unknown, where new knowledge waits on our discovery, these poor folk retreat into their own minds, running panic-stricken and ever deeper into their own outgrown beliefs, slamming doors of denial behind them in a vain attempt to shut out the real world, hugging their holy books like so many teddybears.
They gibber nonsense, and if cornered by facts and logic, sometimes become as vicious as cornered rats. They believe, they say, in God, but ignore the fact that God, as described by them is stupid and malignant. They believe, they sometimes say, that judgment is reserved to God, but **** (O.K. ...condemn...) to hell, in God's name, those who have not preferred to cringe in terror of the dark (to them) unknown universe. The real God is vast, and finds no room inside the creationist's tiny cloistered minds
