csdragon, you're not alone in your scepticism. Nice to know there are other people with doubts out there!
Now, to continue the debate, I'd like to discuss the approach people take when their views of the Bible are challenged.
Do you take stock, re-read your Bible and see if you can shift your opinion on the meanings of the words without putting your fundamental beliefs out of joint?
Or do you take stock, re-read your Bible and then spend hours coming up with an explanation which keeps your opinions the way they were, even if that explanation involves putting pens of little baby dinosaurs onto a boat made from gopher wood. [where do gophers come into it? I've always wondered.]
God Bless,
Nick