I don’t worry myself a great deal with this debate. To me, in my blissful ignorance, the basis of Darwin’s theory is survival of the fittest, not the origin of life. If I am correct in that, then man is at the top of the totem pole. His brain and use of tools, which he has greatly expanded, gives him dominance over all others with the possible exception of germs and bacteria. Even in that he is still far ahead of the game.
All this other environmental crap, like endangered species, is counter to Darwin’s theory on which they pretend to rely. In addition, that is what the Bible says, that man has dominance over the others. So, Darwin compliments the Bible rather than opposing it.
As far as God is concerned, proving God scientifically or philosophically is a fool’s errand. To prove God is to destroy God, by definition. A proof makes God finite and He is infinite. Case closed.
I've always thought that was funny. We're animals. We compete just like the rest. If we make a species go extinct then that is just nature at work, Darwin's theory writ large.
Hey, its the Summer doldrums, need more argument and less agreement, your statement douses the flame all to easily.