Creationism and conspiracism share a common teleological bias
My brother-in-law is a fundamentalist Christian.  My sister homeschooled all 8 kids from kindergarten through 12th grade.  His view is that since God made Adam as a full grown man then it&#x27;s possible that God created the world “with age” in his parlance.  The point is that people who want something to be true will engage in the nececcsry mental gymnastics to justify their belief.  It’s not unique to firinge ideas but it is easier to spot in people with fringe ideas.<p>EDIT: The fringe idea I referenced above is the notion that God created the world to look like it&#x27;s really old even though it isn’t old.  I&#x27;ve not encountered this rationale before.  My comment is in no way diminishing religion.