"...but we are not talking about science, we are talking about philosophical belief systems in conflict. And since you are unable to offer any evidence from your own disciplines or others, any claim to the contrary rings hollow..."

We are not talking about "philosophical beliefs" in conflict! We are talking about a dogmatic belief that myths recorded in an old book represent absolute truth vs a methodological approach to the investigation of reality which has just happened to reveal, in passing, that the myths in the old book do not represent any sort of absolute truth. Any normal person would tend to think: "Oh well, never mind, I always thought those myths were a bit dodgy anyway. Now let's get to grips with important stuff like relativity and quantum mechanics and evolution etc." But a small coterie of fanatics and fundamentalists - who appear to have brainwashed you, Pete - are still, in the 21st century, getting upset and waving their arms about!

And no, I'm not going to present you with any evidence because to do so would be a complete waste of time because you'd only dismiss it out of hand (unless, of course, it 'proved' that the myths in the Bible represent absolute truth!).

If you want to discuss science YOU need to improve your scientific understanding. This means that YOU have a HUGE amount of work to do. First, you're going to have to get your head out of 'Creation.com' and put the Bible in a drawer and forget about it for the couple of decades that it will take you to get your head around science and real scientific thinking.