Evolutionary theory has never been an issue with me.
“Evolutionary theory has never been an issue with me.”
Misuse and subsequent abuse of it is the problem.
It’d be like setting up a cult around Newton and gravity.
Except that wouldn’t happen because gravity is a simple theory about physical properties.
Evolution is an infinite number of theories, some which complement each other, some at odds with each other, some quite scientific, some quasi-scientific.
This amorphous nature makes it more a paradigm within science, with many specific theories relating to different disciplines, and also has allowed it to be usurped as a basis for social-political philosophies and even an alternate religion or orthodoxy.
This latter is what is presented as evolution mainly, and understood as evolution by the general populace.