Once someone convinces themselves the earth was zapped into existence in 6 days, then they aren't changing their minds.
I'm just amazed that Christians can accept all kinds of scientific theory, all apparently created by God, and that's just fine. But just because Genesis has a few hundred words that are not really very clear on their exact historical meaning, then somehow Evolution can't have been created by God like that other stuff.
No two denominations believe the same thing. They all interpret the same Bible in different ways. And they're not changing their minds.
Your comparison to a college thesis notwithstanding (do one outlining your faith someday, and see how many people of other faiths you convert)
Well I see a lot of "faith" on both sides of this debate.