Did you know that our understanding of genetics and the theory of evolution is used to develop flu shots each year? The flu virus mutates and we use our knowledge of genetic mutation and evolution to predict the proper vaccine.
If you get flu shots, you are placing your trust in our knowledge of evolution to keep you healthy. In case you want to read more:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/relevance/IApathogens.shtml
It's sad how much people fight tooth and nail against such a basic fact of reality. Life evolved. It's really funny that you and others like you find it insulting that we evolved from earlier life forms (fact), yet have no problem with the idea that an invisible man in the sky created us out of mud (myth).
See, I would have used all that info to prove the opposite point. The flu virus mutates. Are mutation and evolution synonyms? No.
Mutation, to me, means minor changes within a species. Evolution means one species changing to another, like apes to man, fish to horses, etc.
Case in point: The train tunnels under the Hudson River have escape routes. The problem will be if they are ever needed because they are built for an average man 150 years ago, about 5-7 and 140 pounds (roughly). But we are bigger on average today. This is not evolution, it's husbandry (better feed and care.)
Like begets like. Like does not beget unlike.