Agree with everything you said.
You know, when you really start to research and get into the young-earth theory and how everything supports it, your eyes are opened and everything falls perfectly into place. God’s plan is so beautiful, and so flawless, and everything around us confirms it, and confirms the truth of His word.
“...the truth of His word.”
My gut tells me (and this is only my gut—probably borne out of a quasi-understanding of how I, myself, have operated in the past) that folks simply choose not to believe in His word when it begins to cost them something. They believe that Christ rose (”It says so right there in the scriptures”), they believe there is a heaven and a hell (”I read that in the Bible”), they believe that Jesus forgives their sins (”Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so”), but when it comes to trusting in ALL HIS WORD, well, suddenly there is room for interpretation.
I know, I know it sounds so child-like to believe His Word says what it says/means what it says...(what did Christ say about needing faith like a child to enter into His kingdom?)