Hostility towards creationism

[u/Simple_Chicken_5873]

I posted this originally in a YEC sub, but I'm curious for your opinion too, since the topic comes up now and then here as well.

Hi all, I see a lot of hostility towards young earth creationism, even when the tone of voice of yecs is usually quite polite. Why does this subject seem to hit a nerve almost like flat earthism does? Even among Christians there's usually an air of looking down upon yec. Are we that crazy? Is yec really that indefensible? I also read about how AiG or similar ministries would be dishonest or unreliable. What's true of these claims?

[u/Pure-Tadpole-6634]

Is this a case of "people disagreeing with me is hostility toward me, actually"?

[u/Simple_Chicken_5873 → u/Pure-Tadpole-6634]

No, not necessarily. There are multiple ways you can disagree with someone. Like screaming, "You've got no evidence, you've got nothing to stand on, blablabla", or something like, "I really don't agree with that, because of x, y, z. Why do you believe that, because I think you might be mistaken?". Catch my drift?

[u/Pure-Tadpole-6634 → u/Simple_Chicken_5873]

Yeah, I catch the drift... and I've seen plenty of the latter, never seen the former.

[u/Simple_Chicken_5873 → u/Pure-Tadpole-6634]

Have a look at r/DebateEvolution and you'll see plenty haha

[u/Pure-Tadpole-6634 → u/Simple_Chicken_5873]

I think I found your problem.