Learning creationism stimulates mental health, joy, and morals

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Learning creationism stimulates mental health, because it is consistent with people's innate thoughts; joy, from scientific discovery; and morals, because it promotes awareness of a Creator to whom one must give account.

[edit] Source

Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Master Books, Arkansas, p. 14.

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Creationists routinely quote mine mainstream scientists; misrepresent scientific findings so badly that they must be either lying (if they know they're doing it) or far too ill-informed for their pronouncements to carry any weight; demonize everyone who disagrees with them (this claim itself being a subtle example of such, inasmuch as it implicitly asserts that those who do not learn Creationism are deficient in "mental health, joy, and morals"); and bear false witness on a wide variety of topics. These are the acts of people whose "morals" and "mental health" have been "stimulated"?
The Inquisition promoted awareness of a Creator (or at least his agents), but it is dubious it stimulated mental health and joy.
The assertion that creationism is consistent with people's innate thoughts is not established by any evidence provided. Additionally, there are many people that are unaware (or reject) of creationism - meaning these people believe something inconsistent with their alleged innate thoughts - and yet have good mental health.
Believing in that which is false cannot "stimulate mental health". It is inherently unhealthy to reject reality, and is a component of the clinical definition of delusional. Creationism is false.
There are many other beliefs that include a Creator to whom one must give account, including Theistic evolution and Deistic evolution. Why should creationism be better than these?
Whether or not Learning creationism stimulates mental health, joy, and morals has no effect on whether it is true as the scientific evidence does not support creationism.
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Appeal to Consequences (if we accept creationism, we will feel good, so creationism is true)
Exclusion (examples of creationism encouraging immorality are ignored)