Francis Collins - A Cutlery Wizard with Occam's Razor

Interning in Virginia Beach twice a week requires a bit of a drive from my hometown of Williamsburg. The hour there and hour back are frequently interrupted by Hampton Roads' own bridge-and-tunnel crowd to make the drive that much more unpleasant. People close to me know that I enjoy driving. While this may be true, keeping my mind occupied is the only way to frequently do the same drive over and over again.
Today I started to listen to Francis Collins' book The Language of God in audiobook format. Francis Collins was the well-known head of the Human Genome Project but he is also a God-fearing/loving Christian. This book's subtitle, "A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" sums up well what this book is trying to do.
After the first third of the book completed, I can understand why Dr. Collins comes to the conclusions he does. By using Occam's Razor, Dr. Collins cuts down the ideas that make the least sense to him as a scientist and as a human being. What's so biting about his commentary is that Occam's Razor has to my knowledge been used mostly to rule out a theistic view of the world. He has taken this scientific intellectual tool and made it a double-edged sword.
But there are some major problems with the ideas Dr. Collins puts forth. The way Dr. Collins argues his points, I would be inclined to agree. Through properly formulated assertions, I am easily convinced of nearly anything. But something is missing from Dr. Collins book so far. Proof. He substitutes his ideas of "what sounds most likely" for corroboration through evidence. "Claims asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence," is a phrase I use to test claims such as these. Evidence can normally point you in the right direction.
I will hold final judgment until I am finished with the book but its prospects of personal persuasion look bleak right now.