the real reason creationists hate evolution?

[MentalGiant]

From what I've always gathered, creationists are extremely uncomfortable with the concept humans evolved from great apes (and going back even further, from bacteria and simple organisms). Because the bible told them so, they believe homo sapiens are "better" than any other animal and do not see how t would be possible for us to have evolved from "lower beings". Yes, humans have superior intelligence NOW, but theres lots of things we didn't evolve (such as flight, echolocation, ability to breath underwater unaided, ability for newborns to walk right away ext...) and it seems to be luck of the draw that we happened to be the first (known) species to advance technologically. Dolphins, great apes and certain species of bird (psittacines and corvids) can all reach the mental capacity of a 5-6 year old child, learn to speak in-context (through sign language or in the case of birds, our own language), count, do basic math, identify shapes, colors, materials... The levels of intelligence early hominids had isn't even rare in the animal kingdom, it's literally luck we managed to exploit and refine it faster than these other species who posses the same capabilities, less the refinement of tens of thousands of years. However, this makes creationists very uncomfortable to think about. They are, after all, an extreme example of a speciesist mindset and comparing us to "lesser beings" makes them have to consider the fact we aren't particularly special.

Edit: I also don't think they're particularly thrilled to ponder the fact humans were not always the dominant species. Think about it, you believe to the core of your being you were put here as the best thing that ever lived, and some old dinosaur bones threaten to disprove everything you've ever thought and believed. That's a threat, so they came up with ludicrous explanations that fit their perceptions rather than letting the evidence speak for themselves.