Biblical literalists make themselves and other Christians look bad by trying to use the Bible for something it was never intended for. It gets liberals laughing like crazy, who turn around and use it to make atheists out of college students. It's time to let go of the quaint 19th century American heresy of Biblical literalism; Christians got along fine without it for many centuries before someone declared out of nowhere that the Bible was relative to its interpreter while somehow it was sacred at the same time. Then there ensued a "race to the bottom" as the logic of interpretive relativism played itself out. In reaction, there arouse the equal and opposite absurdity of Biblical literalism which looks like a way to stand athwart history yelling "Stop!" -- but only if you're committed to smothering the sacred with your own little subjective self in the first place. That's the common thread that unites Creationism and Evolutionism: too much human ambition with respect to things that are fundamentally mysterious.
When it comes to Creation, it should be enough to believe that God is real, that He is the ultimate cause behind the universe and its creatures, and that He takes a personal interest in what goes on here.
Let them laugh all they want - it only shows someone so closed-minded they have not considered some very simple truths and how well these self-evident truths have dovetailed with creation science. Although I’ve heard your argument many times before I simply can not agree -
2 main points:
Genesis is foundational to my true faith. It explains creation and the fall in enough details to explain not only the what, why, and when of our history, yet it also explains our present imperfect state and all the the ways we need to strive to be better.
All of scripture is God-breathed so if there are any outright falsehoods then God and His Holy Word are completely untrustorthy on all His promises. My faith will not allow me to believe God a liar - everyman yes but God no!