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The theory of evolution is commonly accepted now, but it still takes a leap of FAITH in the science to extrapolate back to the beginning of the universe.
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Don't confuse evolution with cosmology. Evolution states that different species on Earth share a common ancestor and through genetic mutations individual organisms that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. That's it...evolution makes no claim as to how the universe itself began, nor does it disprove the existence of God.
Evolution is only a threat to people who take a literal interpretation of the creation story in Genesis. For Christians who believe it was metaphorical, evolution doesn't pose a problem to them. The former Pope, for instance, even acknowledged that there is overwhelming evidence supporting evolution, and therefore it's the position of the Catholic church that evolution was the manner by which God created living things.
Of course, creationism
requires the existence of a god, but evolution could occur with our without one.