" One reason Pete & I go over the same ground again & again is that he really does not...by his own admission... understand the technical points."

Then he needs to educate himself before he starts arguing about science!

"The thing is, bill, I do believe what good competent scientists tell me, ..."

You mean 'creationist scientists', don't you, Pete? In other words people who spout pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo on creationist websites and tell you the sorts of things that you want to hear. A 'creationist scientist' is an oxymoron - remember? Like an 'inland submarine'.