Dismissing young earth creationism (which is just as absurd as flat earthism) is disrespect to these people. Part of the Christian grievance is they know that educated people don’t find their beliefs credible. This feels like a personal attack to them.

I’ve been accused of “hating Christians” because I wouldn’t say “you’re right, no one really knows.” To which I responded “love the sinner, hate the sin, we do actually know and reality is not some kind of social negotiation.” (that was NOT well received) I’ve also been very aggressively told “We don’t like smart people around here.”