” The creationists also have an agenda.”
That’s true, and it’s also true that every one has an agenda - of course. But I referred to a HIDDEN agenda - a means to obfuscate or fool people.
Science agenda is to seek the truth - wherever it may lead - even God and the supernatural. To exclude those possibilities as causes limits its potential for knowledge.
A couple books I read recently that I found intellectually honest in the area of evolution are “Signature in the cell” and “Darwin’s doubt” by Stephen Meyer.
But you have already acknowledged that everyone has an agenda. This would include the aauthors you cited.