"There are basically two types of creationists; the professional or political creationists; these are the activists who lead the movement and who will regularly deliberately lie to promote their propaganda; and the second type which are the innocently-deceived followers commonly known as âsheepâ. I know lots of intellectual Christians, but I canât get any of them to actually watch the televangelists, because they either already know how phony they are, or they donât want to find out. But that only allows a radical fringe to claim support from they masses they now also claim to represent. So thereâs nothing to stop them. Professional creationists are making money hand over fist with faith-healing scams or bilking little old ladies out of prayer donations, or selling books and videos at their circus-like seminars where they have undeserved respect as powerful leaders. All of them feign knowledge they canât really possess, and some of them claim degrees theyâve never actually earned... Were it not for this con, theyâd have to go back to selling used cars, wonder drugs, and multi-level marketing schemes. They will never change their minds no matter what it costs anyone else."
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