An Earth created by God, could have easily been created with an appearance of age. Once again you do not know when dinosaurs existed, which are simply reptiles that grow (along with many other animals) their whole lives, we have forms of them today, and a pre-flood earth where things grew exponentially and much longer (like the Bible says they did), is reasonable. As far as you being a "Fundie" you have never experience true regeneration, obviously, or you would not have "fallen away". Plainly and simply, you and people in your camp are doing the same thing I and other Christians are guilty of doing and that is attempting to prove your worldview and presuppositions - there are thousands of Christian Scientists you can read if you are so interested, I don't expect you to, but the resources are out there. Christianity does not squelch science, it enables it, which is demonstrated in many cases.