bill-no i dont type at the singaround but i do have a couple of songs about evolutionism.
the name is from that pub ;seemed imaginative at the time!

shimrod-it was no-ones wager i was thinking of.time has been short and i may not have been clear enough.
the dominion mandate in genesis is not one of destruction but stewardship.adam was put in the garden to tend it after his creation.
however i believe man is above nature and is to use its resources responsibly.
i cannot prove Gods existence and i dont think it is the christians responsibility to do so but to testify as to why we believe, though this may well involve offering evidences and arguments which no doubt you've heard before.so go back to being uncivil if you wish-and i go back to not responding!.

penny-too many points in your post to respond to but just a couple of comments.
certainly there are many things which hinder faith but IMO evolutionism is the worst because it is more subtle.it attempts to explain creation without a need of a creator.
but that is not to negate some of the other reasons.
i have to confess the thought of anyone in hell is painful,let alone loved ones,but i cannot be certain they passed away unbelieving ,and if they did the story of dives and lazarus teaches us that they dont want their loved ones following them there.
but perhaps that another part of the bible you dont accept?
best wishes-pete.