This post presumes that fact that "creation scientists" have nothing to add to the debate. This is exactly the type of thing I am talking about.
To discount an entire argument because the person have been pre-labeled as not agreeing with you is to defy the entire scientific process.
It is rare that two opposing viewpoints are actually completely opposite. A true creation scientist will be open-minded enough to debate and discuss various thoughts and viewpoints and a rational discussion/debate may lead to some enlightenment on both sides.
A close-minded creation scientist is just as dangerous as any other close-minded other scientist. "Closed-minded" and "scientist" are not words that belong together.
I am not suggesting scientists just sit around and debate all day. But they owe it to the scientific community and the populace in general to be scientific about how they approach things (duh).
My logic tells me that true science is more about questions than answers. I believe that we continually need to move forward but with enough doubt about how far we have come to be able to freely discuss "facts" that we have already established.
In the fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant ), various people correctly observe things and make differing conclusions about them. While there are definitely times to apply Occam's Razor and accept certain facts and move on, that does not mean there is not more to the story that can be observed later from a different angle.
Any "scientist" who works to "shut up" the opposition, has ceased to be a scientist and has turned into a political creature. Science is not about manipulation but about free and open discussions based upon the merits of the arguments.
Pictures of Verizon Executives in compromising positions is automatically a violation of the AUP.
A bear walks into a bar and says "I would like a beer
The bartender says, "OK. But why the big pause?"
The bear says, "I dunno. I've always had them"
The hardest part of climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.