Petroleum geology relies heavily on paleontology. Hard science.
Perhaps you know of a company that asks whether a potential new hire is an evolutionist or a creationist. I don’t.
However, I doubt an oil company would want a 'geologist' who believes all this was created in 6,000 years. Because that mindset rejects key findings in paleontology, structural geology and petroleum formation. It would be like a Pharma company hiring someone who does not believe in germ theory.
“petroleum formation”
so what about all the petroleum on Titan, or the methane on Jupiter, or Saturn? Dinosaurs & swamps yes?
Fair enough, you don’t know of any company that would concern its self about evolutionist vs. creationist belief.
And what you call ‘hard science’ really does involve a great deal of interpretation based upon personal belief or bias.
O.K., But let’s ask some of the creationists here if they, because of a certain mind set, reject the idea that different rock formations and layers might have a greater likelihood of containing oil than others. Or that studying the formations where oil has been found before would lead one to search for oil in similar formations.
Or if they might read seismic tests differently or the chemistry of bore cuttings.
As best I understand the creationist position it’s not a question of whether a rock formations and layers exist but their age.
But let’s ask the creationists about their mindset.