[Just mythoughts]

Dowd said he understands the fear of allowing science to trump faith because he was once a biblical literalist who believed that the Earth was 6,000 years old

NOT possible to be a biblical literalist and believe this earth is a mere 6,000 years old. So no surprise he would slip into evolution.

[padre35]

Keep in mind, the first use of the term “Yom” for “day” occurs in Genesis 1, what would the reference point be for Yom to mean only 1 day?

[healy61]

His beliefs were halfbaked then, and halfbaked now.