Only a loser would try to beat people over the head with demonstrably false information.
That is a standard Creationist tactic. Anyone remember Kirk Cameron's idiotic Crocoduck?
In the end, it isn't about dialog. It is about creating false statements and strawmen that are attacked as opposed to an actual cogent discussion of the facts. If we all recall, when the Dover trial occurred, Creationism (Intelligent Design) had a forum from which they could have brought their ideas in the open and had our legal system review the veracity of their statements.
And if I recall, not a single individual from the Discovery Institute (the leading ID body) showed up even though they were requested by the ID proponents. In the end, it was just Behe that made an appearance where he finally had to admit that ID only worked using his definition of science. And he had to acknowledge that his definition also allowed astrology and crystal power as being 'legitimate' fields of discipline.
Creationists have played this game for a long time. And they know that after 150 years, the ONLY recourse they have left is to bend the truth, deny the facts and act like martyrs.