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CMV: It doesn't make sense that creationism is ridiculed to a greater degree than religion in general

There is an enormous amount of hostility towards creationism in our society. I'm not sure I understand exactly why, since it is considered absolutely unacceptable to ridicule other religious beliefs under any circumstances. You can bring up just about any topic on social media, but religion (except for when it contradicts science) is the one and only subject that's utterly taboo.

The only argument I've heard for why creationism is such a particular problem is that it "stands in the face of science" or "hinders the scientific process". 

Indeed, this sounds like a bad thing. And yet most if not all religious beliefs stand in the face of something: logic. It's totally irrational and absurd to think that a peasant who lived two thousand years ago was actually the son of God just because some unidentified people wrote down that he was. 

And being illogical is no more excusable than being unscientific. Logic is the tool we use to formulate our opinions on ethics as well as basically everything necessary for creating a harmonious existence. Without being able to analyze situations logically, there is no way to determine whether or not certain actions are harmful or beneficial. And indeed, this is the problem that occurs in our society when it comes to issues like gay rights and abortion.

It's true that religion can be totally benign. Yet creationism can also be benign. As with religion in general, there is nothing intrinsically harmful about it; the only problem is what other types of irrationality it could justify.

You want to know something more harmful than creationism? The belief that everyone who doesn't agree with Christianity will be tortured in hell for eternity. This is a genuinely reprehensible belief. It alienates other people and denigrates them after their death. It makes people afraid that their loved ones are being tortured. It makes life less enjoyable for many nonbelievers, because they have to worry about being tortured.

Yet this is a more socially-acceptable belief than creationism. How is this possible? It poses harm to other people in a way that's very clear. What's the worst thing that can happen if you were taught creationism as a child? Having to read up on evolution a bit if you want to pursue a career in biology?

I think there is a huge double standard here.
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It's not that creationism is any more illogical. The reason that people are more against creationism than religion in general is that some people want to teach creationism in a public school science class as an equal theory to evolution. People can have whatever beliefs they want, but pushing it as science when it's not is what makes creationism upsetting.