Hello, Steve8! I have a few questions in my mind that I will try and get out in this post to stimulate your thinking process.
I am a definite believer in God. Also in His Son, Jesus Christ. Had the Bible never been written, I feel confidant that God still would have reached me. (I never found Him, you see. He found me.)
1) Why do Biblical stories have to be literal? Why can they not be true in the sense of meaning yet parables in the sense of actuality?
2) What if God foreknew that Biblical literalism would be a source of future controversy among people, just as He foreknew that the Pharisee Jews would clash with Jesus over scriptural literalism?
3) Why does "proving" the points you raise mean anything to your faith...or ours? Is not the main issue and cause to "prove" that Jesus Christ lives in your heart? If you shine like a light, people may not respond, but they cannot deny that you have a powerful energy source! If AiG were such a powerful source, scientists the world over would be examining the data with enthusiasm. Apparantly, they are not impressed.
4) We as Christians need to ask ourselves what the most effective way of sharing Jesus Christ is with the people whom we interact. Some, such as my good friend Brian, are totally unconvinced. What do I do? Wash my hands of "him" and find a "dumber" audience?
Or...perhaps in the spirit of EvC, we continue to talk back and forth and approach topics from ever evolving angles of thought.
My point is that AiG has nothing for these guys here at EvC...but Jesus Christ does! Ask yourself how to communicate the message that you want them to understand.