"what is so encouraging to me is that evolutionist believers themselves can be quoted admitting that it is far from cut and dried."

Of course it's not "cut and dried"! You're still confusing science and religious faith, pete! The faithful believe that they are in possession of the absolute truth. Scientists accept that they are rarely, if ever, in possession of the whole picture and that additional evidence can change the picture. Mind you, I very much doubt that evidence will come to light which 'proves' that Genesis was right all along!

"you believe in things fervently without evidence."

Nonsense!