the only theological conclusion I've ever seen that flows directly from an understanding of the theory of evolution is that a hyper-literal reading of scripture, mostly Genesis, is going to be contradicted by the observable facts. Similarly, geology (the age and shape of the earth) and astronomy (the solar system). No one is cagy about it.
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Yes, you have "all or nothing" people out there. Some of them look at the conflict and decide that all of science is wrong, therefore Creationism (which is about as un-scientific as it ever gets). This is foolish attitude, in my opinion. Others look at the conflict and conclude that if some scriptural passages are metaphorical, the entire bible is hogwash. This too is a foolish attitude (again, in my opinion).
Most of us can deal with the conflict in the way that I said earlier, and the problem vanishes. There will always be the extremes, at both ends of the spectrum. Such is life.