“Is it possible, for the purposes of this discussion, to separate the “hard” science of physics and the issue of measureable physical constants with the “soft” science of biology and evolution and keep to that line of argument?”
I’d love to do that, but I’m more of a philisophical - logic kind of guy. I’m not really trained in physics. Where it’s kind of hard for you to jump into the religious faith-based side of things, I have no education in physics so I can only take your word for it on physics.
Hmmm.... I do see the problem. Of course, as I said I have faith in God and believe the Bible because of my faith and what I see in the natural world. For these reasons I can’t promise I can limit the discussion the way you propose. Which is part of the problem. I cannot separate my faith from the discussion... I know that’s not exactly what you’re asking me to do, but alll of the physics you’re citing is directly related to trying to prove the case for evolution. At least that’s how it appears and that makes it kind of tough for me not to argue that direction.
I haven't disparaged your religious beliefs, or been insulting. We have obvious differences of opinion about some things. If we cannot simply agree to disagree about those things, and concentrate on the things we can discuss without them becoming personal then I don't believe there's any good reason to continue this right now.