ok stu, I did mean to explain a little more, but I was on my way out, though I did also wonder if a too quick answer would then require me to explain more fully, and I be charged with backpeddling.
I do believe the bible is Gods word to us. it was given in ancient times and in places needs interpreting, but not to the point of being unintelligible to the average person of any period.
the charge has been made that because it recounts immoral events [lots daughters has been cited a few times, for example] that this negates the book ,and speaks against its divine authorship.
rather it is a faithful account of unflattering wrongs of even it's heroes.
I,m sure much more could be said, but I will wait to see where it's leading.
I reckon that deep time and biological dogma is just as entrenched as the YEC position. I guess your position has an advantage in being so flexible, as every time a something overturns a previous supposed evidence of evolution, the story just gets adjusted and the evolutionists congratulate themselves on how nothing is fixed - except of course their commitment to deep,evolutionary time.
"fossil record..." to the Darwinist it is the evidence for evolution of creatures from bugs to biologists.
to the creationist, the order of burial, with sometimes creatures mixed together as to be expected by a massive upheaval.
same evidence!.
...risible...I note it seems fine to diss the research of scientists if they are creationist!
"..consensus is emerging.." appeal to authority- or to quote Michael cricton   "historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels, it is a way to avoid debate by claiming the matter is already settled.......in science consensus is irrelevant.what is relevant is reproducible results...."