They believe strongly in their opinions - but you're kind of lumping them in with some serious fanatics and it is pretty provoking.
No lumping is required. Just a little research. Reading only the current conversation is a poor way to understand things.
If you'll take the time to read the thread I linked to in the other thread (unattractive sentence, but it works), you'll begin to see what Ikester's talking about. I may just PM you a few other prime examples.
Every current evopusher has at least once, clearly (I mean totally crystal clarity) demonstrated by their actions that they have no interest whatsoever in truth. It takes time to read through some of the old threads, but there are two advantages: you won't have to wait for the next post, so you can proceed at your own pace; and you'll see what's behind the facade.
Horrific things have also been done in the name of Christianity...I think that is the point LindaLou was making. (Indirectly).
I seriously hope you don't believe that hype.
I find some of the arguments intriguing and interesting, but still hold that whatever true science is mixed in there it will someday be proven to be consistent with the creation as revealed.
By omitting to read the old threads, you miss out on a whole lot of evidence that has been presented and ignored. You miss out on a lot of debunking. You play right into the hands of the evopushers. You help their cause if you harbour expectations that we should just cycle through all the discussions over an over again and again, just for the sake of bumping them to the top of the forum list.