Why is it when evolution is discussed, the subject of God always comes up? It doesn't come up when discussing calculus, geology, astrophysics, or any other scientific discipline. Why?Well, it does come up in a branch of astrophysics, cosmology, and for the same reason. Evolution and cosmology reach conclusions that conflict with certain specific statements in the Bible, and a subset of Christians find this unacceptable.
"Evolution and cosmology reach conclusions that conflict with certain specific statements in the Bible, and a subset of Christians find this unacceptable." Be sure to separate out "reaching conclusions" from "making presuppositions". Stephen Hawking's work on the Big Bang starts from the _assumption_ that, although observational data points to the Milky Way as being the center of the Universe, we must reject that on philosophical grounds and come up with a cosmology that rejects that. As George Ellis explains: "People need to be aware that there is a range of models that could explain the observations….For instance, I can construct you a spherically symmetrical universe with Earth at its center, and you cannot disprove it based on observations….You can only exclude it on philosophical grounds. In my view there is absolutely nothing wrong in that. What I want to bring into the open is the fact that we are using philosophical criteria in choosing our models. A lot of cosmology tries to hide that."(quoted from http://www.big-bang-theory.com/ quoting from a Scientific American profile on George Ellis). Likewise, Cornelius Hunter demonstrates the philosophical presuppositions of Darwinists in
Darwin's God. People are not often aware of the assumptions underlying the conclusions, or even know which are assumptions and which are conclusions. Knowing where someone is coming from is just as important as knowing where they are going.