[roadking95th]

Can't the theory of evolution accept a "ID" or Creationist-like beginning? Maybe everyone has little pieces of the story wrong. Sort of like when you tell someone a story and by the time the story reaches the 20th person it is different. Suppose God created all life and set nature into motion with set rules(evolution). Man is Man and ape is ape, creation says this. Creationists also allow for lizards developing new species of lizards and birds developing new species of birds. As far as I know, and I am not a professional scientist so..., we have only observed that kind of evolution. Just want to know your thoughts on this. You seem to have well thought out opinions and have knowledge on Evo.

[Dimensio]

Can't the theory of evolution accept a "ID" or Creationist-like beginning?

The theory? No. The theory simply explains how existing life originated from common ancestry through mutation and natural selection. There's no "beginning" beyond the existence of the first life forms. Moreover, nothing in science can allow for supernatural explanations. Any situation with a supernatural cause cannot be explained by science.

An "ID" beginning may be correct, but it's outside of the scope of evolution. A supernatural-based ID beginning might also be correct, but it is outside of the scope of science completely.