archaeology and evolution

The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. This famous line from Pascal’s Penses draws a wise distinction between religious faith and intellectual inquiry. The two have different motivations and pertain to different domains of experience. They are like oil and water, things that do not mix and should not be confused. Pascal was a brilliant mathematician, and he did not allow his Catholic beliefs to interfere with his scholarly investigations. He regarded the authority of the church to be meaningless in such matters. He argued that all the powers in the world can by their authority no more persuade people of a point of fact than they can change it.1 That is to say, facts are facts, and faith has no business dealing in the world of facts. Faith resides in the heart and in one’s way of living in the world.

These discussions drive me crazy as it feeds the myth that it is either evolution or Christianity. They are compatible unless one tries to read the Bible in a manner that was never intended. The Bible can be true without being literally true.

they may not have mentioned the word 'americas' but they traveled to the land, we have roman wrecks off the coast of south america, thus there was a new world.

Perhaps you could start with the one about the ancient Minoans having telescopes.

It's something of leap to jump from this to telescopes.