re: The Scientific Establishment Is Finally Starting To Take Intelligent Design Seriously

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Especially when we know with a reasonable degree of historical certainty other things in there (the exodus account, the Roman census of the gospels, etc) did not and could not have happened as described as well?

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When we know the creation account couldn’t have happened?

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The Bible is loaded with allegory. e.g., Everyone knows mustard seeds don't grow to become huge trees. Farmers of the time would certainly have known that. But reference of "huge tree" in the parable as opposed to big plant provides the audience with clearer meaning. Similarly, the "days" of Genesis are of unspecified timeframes. What is it we know of for certainty is incorrect re: the exodus? Same for the census, it doesn't seem like a terribly important detail, why would it be exaggerated, embellished, invented?