Why do people laugh at the Creationists?

Answer 1

Because creationists refuse to acknowledge the extensive evidence of evolution front of them. They would rather believe in a mythical creature, probably similar to a unicorn or a dragon.

 

Probably because this gives them some comfort so they don't have to think of the scientific issues. They don't wish to consider that most of the evidence used by the creationists is actually discovered by the evolutionary scientists but suppressed or not considered. It is always easier to laugh and ridicule others than to think. Ridicule is, however, a poor substitute for arguments with substance.

Also, ridicule may give some people a sense of comfort and they may think that thereby they have banished the substance of an argument. However, facts don't change, no matter how much we ignore them or ridicule them.

Deliberately misrepresenting others beliefs also brings a kind of comfort as well. It produces a straw-man who is easy to demolish. This saves such people the uncomfortable reality of actually looking at the arguments. It doesn't again touch the substance or facts that people really hold as their position.