Creationville is a term I just made up, 'cause I'm cool like that. Creationville refers to the megalomaniac, over-reaching cabal of creationists that persecute anyway who does not toe the Dogmatic Creationist line, as they have defined it. This is basically the standard YEC doctrine of : A Fallen Adam and Eve made from dust by God pretty much as we are today, a 6,000 year old earth and universe, and a global flood dominating the earth's geological record and much of the current geology.
Non-Christians as well as Christians are accused of working for SATAN if they promote mainstream science that conflicts with their dogma. In Creationville, facts and evidence are meaningless; all that matters is the dogmatic interpretation of scripture as defined by the cabal.
So.. what issues are there in Creationville? Plenty! Here are a few to start with:
1. Special Pleading: In Creationville, Fundamentalist/ Evangelical Christianity is considered the only "true" Christianity, and Christianity is considered the only religion that deserves special treatment by being taught as science. Other religions, are demonic or satanic and promoted by "False Prophets" like Joseph Smith or Muhammad. Also, Creationism is special because it needs no physical evidence to support it, while scientific theories do. Yet, it should still be treated as science, or an alternative to it.
2. The False Dichotomy (or Negative Argument): Since Creationville has no physical evidence to offer in support of creationism, a false dichotomy is setup instead. If any doubt can be cast on scientific theories like evolution or deep time, then creationism must be correct by default. This "stacks the deck" in favor of creationism, of course, and is in essence a negative argument. Negative arguments are are usually wrong, since any position can be supported by a negative argument.
3. Confirmation Bias: In Creationville, any source of information that supports creationism, or claims to disprove scientific theories seen as conflicting with the dogma of Creationville, are treated as always correct. Creationists cherry-pick either through the literature, or even within particular papers or articles for specific information that supports Creationville. Any information that conflicts with Creationville is ignored. Creationists often gleefully cite such sources, as if the identification of someone else who thinks just like them must be indiciative of a position that is correct. Creationists always look for confirming sources, and never look for sources that may conflict with Creationville. Thus, their dogma is always confirmed in their mind. The corrollary to this is that creationists can never find out if they are ever wrong.
These are the top three that I came up with. Any other issues with Creationville are welcome.
Non-Christians as well as Christians are accused of working for SATAN if they promote mainstream science that conflicts with their dogma. In Creationville, facts and evidence are meaningless; all that matters is the dogmatic interpretation of scripture as defined by the cabal.
So.. what issues are there in Creationville? Plenty! Here are a few to start with:
1. Special Pleading: In Creationville, Fundamentalist/ Evangelical Christianity is considered the only "true" Christianity, and Christianity is considered the only religion that deserves special treatment by being taught as science. Other religions, are demonic or satanic and promoted by "False Prophets" like Joseph Smith or Muhammad. Also, Creationism is special because it needs no physical evidence to support it, while scientific theories do. Yet, it should still be treated as science, or an alternative to it.
2. The False Dichotomy (or Negative Argument): Since Creationville has no physical evidence to offer in support of creationism, a false dichotomy is setup instead. If any doubt can be cast on scientific theories like evolution or deep time, then creationism must be correct by default. This "stacks the deck" in favor of creationism, of course, and is in essence a negative argument. Negative arguments are are usually wrong, since any position can be supported by a negative argument.
3. Confirmation Bias: In Creationville, any source of information that supports creationism, or claims to disprove scientific theories seen as conflicting with the dogma of Creationville, are treated as always correct. Creationists cherry-pick either through the literature, or even within particular papers or articles for specific information that supports Creationville. Any information that conflicts with Creationville is ignored. Creationists often gleefully cite such sources, as if the identification of someone else who thinks just like them must be indiciative of a position that is correct. Creationists always look for confirming sources, and never look for sources that may conflict with Creationville. Thus, their dogma is always confirmed in their mind. The corrollary to this is that creationists can never find out if they are ever wrong.
These are the top three that I came up with. Any other issues with Creationville are welcome.
