clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> > Given the propensity of creationists to lie, distort and misinterpret in
> > order to promote their religion, that puts into question anything that
> > they write, even if they are just quoting facts.

> The same thing can be said about most scientific studies as well (except 
> that there it's not about promoting a religion, but the sponsor's 
> interests).

*sigh*

That's precisely one of the most persistent lies that creationists spout
all the time (in order to try to give more credibility to their own
position.)

Why do some people swallow creationist propaganda without any kind of
fact-checking? Also, that claim makes absolutely no sense. What possible
interest woud these "sponsors" have to make scientist come up with
conclusions that are opposite to creationist claims? (For example, what
possible interest would these "sponsors" have in making scientist claim
that the Earth is billions of years old? That claim just doesn't make
any sense.)

The worst thing about all this is that creationists lie all the time
while at the same time claiming to uphold one of the cornerstones of
Christianity: Honesty.

> As long as it's plain, easily verifiable numbers, I see no reason to be 
> wary of creationists than of anyone else

I do because creationists are infamous for constantly cherry-picking,
distorting, quote-mining and outright fabricating data. If you want any
credibility for your data, don't take it from creationists. Take it from
a reputable source. It doesn't even matter if the data is identical; just
the fact that you are linking to a creationist website decreases the
credibility and trustworthiness. Link to some better place.

-- 
                                                          - Warp

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