We simply cannot raise our interpretation of Scripture up to the level of divine inspiration. Because of this, Ham does not care a whit about what the observational data of geology says. I would also like to say that when Berlinski stated that he had no opinion on certain matters he looked anal retentive. Having no explanation for factual information creates a huge intellectual vacuum. And nature abhors a vacuum.
Evolution can drive unopposed onto the unoccupied territory.
And I mean that. I was surprised and sadden to hear this from Phil. Incidentally, God wasn't playing patty-cake with Job. I would say that the leviathan is probably a crocodile. The fire smoke and lightening could probably have come from their snorting air on a cold day or the spray and bubbling.