As a non-scientific person I was attempting to craft a response, but your's is far more eloquent and "scientific." I would only add that it takes far more faith to believe intelligent humans can evolve from mindless slime than to believe that an intelligent Creator created the heavens, the earth, and humans to populate the earth. So... I guess I could argue that all classes that teach evolution are classes of GREAT faith.
But God has chosen the things which the world regards as foolish, in order to put its wise men to shame; and God has chosen the things which the world regards as destitute of influence, in order to put its powerful things to shame. (1 Corinthians 1:27)