"In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it"

This quote by Phillip E. Johnson is describing the way in which evolutionary biologists have actually been able to use science to support their own beliefs. Johnson is suggesting that evolutionary biologists have been more successful than clinical creationists in using science to support their own beliefs, although they have actually been just as brazen in doing so. He is indicating that evolutionary naturalists have actually been able to get away with using science to support their own beliefs better than clinical creationists. Johnson is suggesting that evolutionary naturalists have been able to utilize science to their benefit in a manner that scientific creationists have not been able to do. He is indicating that evolutionary naturalists have been more successful in using science to support their own beliefs than clinical creationists.