[MineralMan]

"Folly?
dust hanging around, packs itself into a dot, BOOM - it expands, a planet just happens to appear at just the right spot from the sun, somehow there was mud, the mud slowly came to life, this life continued to change, and wala - we're here!
And you call that folly, - That's science!"

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And, on the other hand, we have some mysterious magical, supernatural entity that speaks or waves its hand and everything magically appears. Or, maybe it's turtles, or a coyote, or a crow. Yes, that's far more believable.

[GrandEagle]

Yes, that's far more believable.
To some, yes; to some, no.
Your point is well taken.

It usually depends on what belief that one starts out with. That usually determines how the evidence is interpreted.

Cordially,
GE

[stormer]

"on the other hand, we have some mysterious magical, supernatural entity..."

Hold on now. You're not baggin' on my invisible friend in the sky, are ya?

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Cellular life is extremely complex. That chemicals would randomly combine to form a single cell lifeform, is highly improbable. Also, the hypothesis of the Big Bang calls for the universe to have expanded faster than c. Currently, that flys in the face of general relativity, MineralMan wall .

[driftdiver]

"And, on the other hand, we have some mysterious magical, supernatural entity that speaks or waves its hand and everything magically appears. Or, maybe it's turtles, or a coyote, or a crow. Yes, that's far more believable."

It takes faith and IMO a lot less faith than believing in evolution. I've felt God's presence and seen his impact on my life and that of others. I haven't seen any animals evolve and have no FAITH in those who insist their contrived evidence is real.