In science, a 'theory' is accepted only until something proves it is wrong. The theory of evolution has been around a long time, and every bit of archeological evidence discovered for decades has supported it. Not one iota of fact has proven it wrong. Nada. Zippo. ZERO. Every reputable scientist in every recognized discipline agrees that it is the most [and only] reasonable explanation for how life began - but if evidence says otherwise, there will be no attempt to ignore it. The truth is what they seek, and if evolution turns out not to be truth, [unlikely, at this point], they will keep looking. It's what they do, it's who they are - they can't help it.
In religion and myth, people have handed down stories about how life began for thousands of years, from the time when people believed the sun revolved around the flat earth, and natural disasters [and even thunder & lightning] were 'evidence' of God's feelings. They wanted answers, not truth. They accepted the answers, because they had no way to prove them untrue, and because they like the tradition and the ritual of them. 'Knowing' made them feel powerful in a scary world. The stories are better than the facts that disprove them. [Like, for example, the rings that prove a tree's age, and carbon dating of fossils.]
I know which one makes sense to me.
