the topic of evolution vs. creationism is fascinating to me but what explains the diversity of life on Australia and elsewhere?
In reference to your tag line...I suspect there has to some demons with multiple pairs of wings by now.
My Christian perspective leaves me without a dog in this fight.
I can accept an all intelligent God who provided a big bang that resulted in all the physical constants we know (and still don’t know) that made intelligent life certain on earth.
I can also accept an all powerful God who made each of the millions of species one at a time.
I don’t assume that these two approaches are mutually exclusive. They may have been combined.
I have no preference and can go wherever evidence and reason leads.
I’ve tried to answer your question somewhat. But there are many other good questions. Is there free will? If so, how so? Are their good and bad actions? If yes, how can that be if all there is are molecules in motion? etc.