Of course they would say that. You don't expect them to say: ''Your verified scientific information is vastly superior to our stupid bible babble, but I'm going to stick to our stuff anyway, because it's much simpler for my single-celled brain to understand'', do you?
Of course not, but the problem arises is when Scientific laws are compared to an opinion, it merely gets down played, not based on actual merit, but through propaganda hysteria. That is where rational thinkers need to hit hard on. Make sure propaganda of such cannot be allowed to become popular in discussions. These are nothing more than escape routes for theists and they need to be blocked off and cornered