And don't presume there is but one alternative to the evolutionist's view. Perhaps the truth will rock everyone's world.
I only would tweak one thing you posted...
I don't believe in the absence of evidence. I believe the evidence I see - and that convinces me there is a Creator, that He has walked the earth, and that we are accountable to Him.
Those "scientists" who believe in the absence of evidence are to be pitied. Theirs is truly a faith. Not a leap of faith to something, but away from something - that which they find so abhorrent - a God who they are accountable to...