As a Christian, I have never understood why so many Christians refuse to accept the idea of evolution. I know many of them want a "literal" reading of Genesis (where "Creation" is narrated...7 days and all that)...but...

Why is it, for some Christians, so difficult to believe that God could have engineered the fundamental "rules" of the universe (physics, mathematics, biology, botany...EVOLUTION), constructed the universe with these "equations" and rules, and then allowed Time to work for Him as He sat back sipping a beer and watching the fireworks...formation of suns, worlds, galaxies, and the "evolution" of animals, plants, and us...DDT included ?

Anyway, that's what I believe. I think "evolution" cannot disprove the existence of God, the initial "Engineer" (my opinion)...and religion cannot disprove the existence of the Theory of Evolution. Personally, I think the two co-exist in harmony...that evolution is a part of the initial blueprint.

My Bachelor degree is in agriculture. Sorry, but we've been using principles of evolution and genetics for the last hundred years to create better plants, crop yields, insect and disease resistance, etc., etc. Too many examples exist of "natural" and "forced" selection. The theory of evolution continues to prove itself successfully in the science of agriculture.

And the theory of evolution has been important in understanding disease, viruses, and plagues, and how to fight them and create vaccines and medicines that fight them. Pioner's example may be the best proof of evolution.

Anyway, my 2 kopeks.