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If you believe in the creation story of Genesis, why do you need to wait around for evolution to be disproved? Is there a chance it wasn't created by a God? Your conviction against Darwin seems a lot more modest compared to the other creationists on FR.

Actually, I am a very strong believer in Creation by the God of the Bible. I don't believe it because of the Genesis account alone. In fact if there was only the Genesis account on which to base a belief in Creation, it would be difficult to accept. It is the proven reliability of a vast amount of the Bible that can be out confirmed by the historical record that convinces me that there is a Creator and that the Creator is the God of the Bible.

I do not get bogged down in arguments about the young Earth controversy. Creation does not mean it was a literal six days as humans understand it, but it doesn mean it wasn't. After all, God is God.

My point is that, for a purely logical view point, if evolution is disproved, and it has been, then Creation is the only rational alternative given the evidence available.

I don't think Behe has ruled out creation, but he has ruled out Darwinian evolution. It would not surprise me if he believed in creation, but he doesn't have to establish that to disprove Darwinian evolution.

It is the proven reliability of a vast amount of the Bible that can be out confirmed by the historical record that convinces me that there is a Creator and that the Creator is the God of the Bible.

I see the opposite.

Time tested themes can be found even in the old Testament. But for every decent morality lesson there, you'll find a dozen of God's commandments that deal with the micromanagement of agriculture, treatment of slaves, and SEC-type regulations on selling your daughters. Not to mention the nightmarish details of Job and the inherent local and regional nature of the whole thing. Why did God not reveal himself to the natives of Borneo or the aborigines of Australia? Were kangaroos not good enough to bring on the Ark?

The numerous contradictions of the old Testament and the lack of historical evidence of some of the new Testament's most dramatic tales (slaughter of innocents, Caesar's census) leads me to believe it is a wholly earthly tale.

The wonders of the universe, whether it be the Eagle Nebula, our nuclear powered sun, the human genetic code, or our ability to reach the moon only 65 after the discovery of flight, are all more awesome and inspirational than any of the magical tales of the Bible.