Christians And Science Don't Get Along

The great trouble with religion - any religion - is that a religionist, having accepted certain propositions by faith, cannot thereafter judge those propositions by evidence. One may bask at the warm fire of faith or choose to live in the bleak certainty of reason - but one cannot have both.

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Robert A. Heinlein

You have been teaching us that religion can poison a mind, through first-hand examples.

self-delusion (self-delusion)
noun

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Self-delusion is the act of deceiving one's self.

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An example of self-delusion is a person who believes himself to be much smarter than he actually is.

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http://www.yourdictionary.com/self-delusion

Some fundamentalist Christians are 180 anti-science--all it takes is for science to disagree with their religious beliefs and old folk tales.They reject any science that disagrees with their religious beliefs, and in some cases become real internet trolls spreading their anti-science propaganda and delusions.

The difference is the sciences rely on data (evidence) while religions rely on belief (old folk tales). And the various religions can't even agree on which old folk tales are to be believed!Here's a nice old tale for you.

The Creation of Men and Women

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When the world was finished, there were as yet no people, but the Bald Eagle was chief of the animals. He saw that the world was incomplete and decided to make some human beings. So he took some clay and modeled the figure of a man and laid him on the ground. At first he was very small but he grew rapidly until he reached normal size. But as yet he had no life; he was still asleep. Then the Bald Eagle stood and admired his work. "It is impossible," he said, "that he should be left alone; he must have a mate." So he pulled out a feather and laid it beside the sleeping man. Then he left them and went off a short distance, for he knew that a woman was being formed from the feather. But the man was still asleep and did not know what was happening. When the Bald Eagle decided that the woman was about completed, he returned, awoke the man by flapping his wings over him and flew away.

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The man opened his eyes and stared at the woman. "What does this mean?" he asked. "I thought I was alone!" Then the Bald Eagle returned and said with a smile, "I see you have a mate! Have you had intercourse with her?" "No," replied he man, for he and the woman knew nothing about each other. Then the Bald Eagle called to Coyote who happened to be going by and said to him, "Do you see that woman? Try her first!" Coyote was quite willing and complied, but immediately afterwards lay down and died. The Bald Eagle went away and left Coyote dead, but presently returned and revived him. "How did it work?" said the Bald Eagle. "Pretty well, but it nearly kills a man!" replied Coyote. "Will you try it again?" said the Bald Eagle. Coyote agreed, and tried again, and this time survived. Then the Bald Eagle turned to the man and said, "She is all right now; you and she are to live together.
California Indian creation story

Could it be you are deliberately confusing the things we're telling you? I can't believe that anyone could compose such posts unless they were deliberately misrepresenting what we post.If so, that would certainly be trolling, which is frowned upon here and most everywhere.