Ignorance of a theory has a direct correlation with Creationism

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I want to begin with a disclaimer. This is not meant to offend Creationists, but merely point out an observation that has been made in my experience with a small sample of Creationists and Intelligent Design supporters. For most frequenters of the science forum, this post is likely to be a "no-duh" kind of post, but I'd like to know if anyone other than me has noticed this trend. I sit on the sidelines of a lot of scientific discussions and watch the battle go on between the scientific minds, and the not-so scientific minds, and I've noted a pattern. The less one understands about a theory, the more likely they are to be skeptical of well accepted scientific theories. For example, I have never met a Creationist(a person who believes that a God created the universe and life) or ID advocate who has thoroughly understood the theory of evolution. If they did, they probably wouldn't be a literal creationist. Most of them still hold the silly belief that evolution extends to other scientific disciplines such as cosmology and geology. You've probably heard the common argument that evolution is a belief system because it contends something can come from nothing (or that life came from sludge). Of course, evolution only deals with what happened AFTER life began - but don't try telling these people that. Some also still contend that evolution says we came from monkey's, or that life and living organisms are too complex to evolve, or even that speciation (they call it macro-evolution - a dead term in the scientific community) has never been observed. Of course a google search or wikipedia article is all that's needed to prove them wrong. There's so much information out there, and it seems these people just aren't aware of it. The same can be said of the Big Bang theory, abiogenesis, and a number of other theories. Admittedly both are not as concrete as evolutionary theory. I find that the more in depth understanding one has of these theories, though, the less likely they are to be a Creationist or ID advocate. That is not to say not believing these theories makes one a Creationist, but more often than not it is indeed the Creationists who fall into this category. I'd like to issue a challenge to the posters of MyLot who may be interested. If you, like me, spectate or participate in many science vs. creationism discussions (or just sit in at any evolution, big bang, or abiogenesis discussion), I'd like you to take note of the understanding the participants in the discussion have of the theory they're discussing. I want to know if there is indeed a creationist, ID advocate, or skeptic of a well established scientific theory that breaks the mold and actually REALLY understands the theory they're discussing. I'm looking for someone who doesn't just quote rhetoric from answersingeneisis.org and similar websites. I want actual experience. If you find one, please let me know.