[Zack Nguyen]

Evolution teaches that man is the result of time plus chance, that man is the center of nature. That is explicitly religious in my view.

[Junior]

Evolution teaches that man is the result of time plus chance, that man is the center of nature. That is explicitly religious in my view.

Evolution teaches no such thing. It says simply that organisms adapt to their environments or they become extinct. The adaptation is through mutation and natural selection (not chance). Evolution does not teach anything about man being "the center of nature" -- humans are simply organisms adapted for a particular environment. That you think evolution is a "religion" only suggests the old aphorism: "to a child with a hammer, everything is a nail."

[Coyoteman]

Evolution teaches that man is the result of time plus chance, that man is the center of nature. That is explicitly religious in my view.

I studied evolution and closely related subjects all through grad school.

Based on my experience, at least, I must disagree with you on all three of your points.