When you look at the minutae of detail, the earth IS flat (hence why we use spirit-levels to keep buildings straight. You don't see it otherwise unless you look at the big picture. A lot of it is terminology and perspective.
I suspect the same is true regarding how we got here.
I honestly don't have any difficulty believing that "guided" evolution was at work.
As for fundamentalists (especially the type that start their own schools), you've gotta wonder about them, huh?