"and even universities BUT NOT our beloved and hallowed halls of science!!! Does not compute..."
Never remotely said anything like that.
I'm a petroleum engineer and a geologist AND a fundamentalist Christian --- a convert from Judaism, in fact. Degrees from MIT and A&M. Made and make a very comfortable living (especially nowadays) locating and drilling in ancient fossilized reefs under the desert floor of West Texas and New Mexico (and Saudi and Quatar and various gulfs) that YEC theory say couldn't exist, unless God did it to fool the unwary.
I will not argue evolution here, as it is pointless, but, to say, yes, thousands of transitionary fossils have been located and there is ample DNA evidence (tracking various mutations) that proves out evolutionary theory. Freepmail Patrick Henry and he can point you to the same.
Further, having read both creation versions, in Hebrew, repeatedly, I see no conflict with God creating man via evolution. Indeed, I see the typical YEC reading of the Bible to be well, innaccurate, and non-fundamentalist in the true sense of the Word.
They, like the pharasees of Christ's day before them, have preconceived idea of what they want the scriptures to mean, and interpret them accordingly.
Bit like saying God is a bird, as He is described as such in Psalms.
Reasonable (and unreasonable, such as those that prevail on the issue here in FR) minds differ.
And, no, having seen the futility of discussion on the issue here, I will not respond further on the issue.
No need for you to respond. But I am not aware of any YEC theories saying fossilized reefs could not exist.
Also, I have not seen any conclusive evidence for macro-evolution (transitionary fossils). The website I referenced for you (authored by a fellow MIT grad no less www.creationscience.com) discusses both lack of transitionary fossils and DNA evidence supporting creation. And includes numerous references to other evolution and creation literature too.
As both a Jew and a Christian, you should follow the command against bearing false witness rather than dredge up strawmen that are a century out-of-date.