First, here is my understanding of the truth.
There is an underlying physical reality in which first there was no life, then there was life, and different plants and animals, including humans, appeared. Clearly something was happening. The known facts are compelling, but it is a complex field. And there is a deep problem with objectifying humanity.
The reputation of scientific consensus, like the MainStream Media, is in crisis and getting worse. Both institutions have work to do to reestablish credibility.
The Theory of Evolution contains nothing about creation. Biology works with the life it sees and the history of life in the fossil record.
There is no conflict between the Bible and science. The Bible is not a science text and science can't explore the spiritual.
Yes, but you neglect one thing: the first life forms were primitive and had little diversity. Initially, there was only bacteria and viruses. More complex life forms did not appear on earth for about a billion years after the first germs appeared.