That’s a very good point. If YECs were to actually ask scientists what assumptions they make, they would find that the answers are not what they expect.
Been there, seen it, done it, got the T-shirt.
He seems to have some kind of stereotype of scientists as motivated entirely by a mission to falsify the existence of God. In fact he actually says as much:
But many scientists are very quick to dismiss Christianity as being non-scientific or irrational or as simply irrelevant now that we have science to explain the world.
There’s one point in particular that he missed, and that is the main reason why talking to scientists can be so daunting. It’s because they expect you to know what you are talking about. The hostility isn’t towards Christianity or faith per se, but towards such things as sloppy thinking, falsehood and misinformation, unsubstantiated claims, resistance to correction, wilful ignorance, conspiracy theories, or expecting them to do your homework for you. You have to make sure your facts are straight and to expect them to be scrutinised, and if they aren’t straight you’ll be told about it in no uncertain terms. To anyone who isn’t used to that kind of scrutiny, or the directness with which the responses are given, it can be quite a shock to the system.