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A Guide to Creationist Tactics

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ringo
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11-17-2006 6:17 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Modulous
11-17-2006 6:00 PM

Modulous writes:
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Using a large collection of true statements and throwing in a reasonable sounding erroneous statement....
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Such as rattling off a list of layers that are deposited rapidly - e.g. Mt. St. Helens - and thus encouraging their audience to conclude that all layers are deposited rapidly.
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03-18-2007 7:18 PM 		Reply to: Message 72 by jt
03-18-2007 4:06 PM

Re: cognitive dissonance and belief
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They have simply heard arguments, weighed evidence and concluded that one side is dramatically more convincing than the other.
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I don't think that's true at all. From what I've seen, creationists reject evolution a priori - without considering the evidence or even knowing what it is.
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"Brainwashing" is a very apt term, since they absorb only the sanitized "evidence" offered by creationist sources. The brain is not only scrubbed clean of anything that could change their mind, but also scotch-guarded to prevent any new information from sticking.
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It isn't just willful ignorance - it's militant ignorance.
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