James Stump shared an article that tackles this from another angle. ti’s worth reading.
https://discourse.biologos.org/t/new-article-thinking-creationist/40486?u=evolvinglutheran
It may not help convince your friend head on, but it may help you understand his thinking. It’s not as simple as just laying out proofs before a person who has spent years interpreting the same evidence through a different framework. I’d advise against simply dismissing him. He probably feels a moral/spiritual burden to hold his views out of loyalty to God. Help him see that there is a large community of equally devout believers who hold a high view of scripture who also believe in evolution and you’ll create the space for him to hear you.
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