Why do creationists largely use only straw-man arguments?

[Old Man Willow]

     Generally because Creationists do not grasp Evolution. If they did they would become Evolutionists.

Exactly. They refuse to even consider the concept of evolution because of their never ending fear of death, but accept even the most ridiculous aspects of their religion as absolute truth, with no evidence. I have had to hear that 'I don't believe we evolved from monkeys' crap constantly, which the churchs feed them to make sure they stay dumbed down.

The thing that infuriates me the most if when they say, 'No one has ever observed evolution happening, so it can't be proven'. Beyond the fact that that statement is inaccurate, what do you accept Noah's Ark or the Tower of Babel? Did you observe those events? One again: A fear of hell and a longing for heaven.

[Old Man Willow]

Once again, this displays simply clinging to the idea of god and not be able to let go. Have you ever thought why would god use such a process when he could just poof it into existence? Accept your fate, there's no fairytale life for the goody goodies, and no endless torment for the baddies.

[Old Man Willow]

You cannot not say that because you can't prove the supernatural is isn't real, that it is equally valid to believing it is real. Because there is no evidence for it, rational thinkers will choose not to believe it.

[Old Man Willow]

If we have no evidence for the existence of something, than we should assume it does not exist until proven otherwise.