Does it, now? Really? According to who? To you? You base your "belief" (sorry to be the one to break the news to you, but evolution is VERY much a belief system) on Darwin's study on a tiny island off the coast of Ecuador; where adaptive behavior / small changes in species was instantly extrapolated into a full-blown theory of evolution involving ALL species with zip for evidence, including the fossil record? That the model you're pointing to?
"It is not a belief system."
The mindless acceptance of a "theory" with as many demonstrated "holes" in it such as evolution can only be explained in the context of a "belief system". See above.
"The model is updated and changed as new data comes to light."
Is it, now? So..................the original theory resembles Swiss cheese, so let's see how well we can back-fill the model. IOW, let's bend over backward to see to it that "data" fits the model. Whatever you do, DON'T look at data with fresh eyes.
Great science, doctor. Great science, indeed.
"Does your religion do the same thing? Does it update and change as data comes to light that contradicts long held beliefs such as a world wide flood some 5000 years ago?"
First, show me the contradictions to the story of the world wide flood. You can't. Quite the opposite; there has been more and more archaeological and geologic evidence unearthed..........especially in recent decades............supporting the story of the flood. However, that's not the point.
Hmmmmm........."updating religion". No, star listener, that's a hollow argument. In fact, that isn't an argument at all. A religion IS a belief system. The Bible was written many hundreds-to-thousands of years ago. It is the living word of God. You don't believe that. Fine. I do. The difference between us? I'm honest about it. I admit that I cannot "prove" creation. Unlike you, I would find it ridiculous to attempt to "correct God's Word".
Mankind, throughout his history, has proven to be one big screw-up of a species. We'll screw up anything. We war, we steal, we rape, we plunder, we enslave, we murder...............we do it all. Man's an idiot. Every year, yet another cherished scientific "theory" seems to be dumped into the waste bin as new information, new ideas, new technologies become available. Science changes its point of view more frequently than I change my socks. Take your own field of physics; can you deny what I'm saying is true?
To suggest that we should somehow stamp God's Word with the same fickle nature as our "science" is just silly. To suggest that I should ignore the Word of God over the theory of some guy named Darwin (note: a man, not a god) and the subsequent lemming-like mentality of scientists hell-bent to MAKE their data fit Darwin's theory is worse than silly.
Sorry, my friend. You follow the theory of a man...........a flawed man. I'll stick with God's Word.