I don't understand why those who believe in evolution even get involved in these casual discussions about creation vs. evolution.
If you don't believe in god you must understand that life is too short to be wasted with people who are also going to die whether they believe in god or not.
It seems to be a profound waste of time.
If you are a scientist studying life origins just go about your business.
Public policy is an important arena for discussing these things and they are often settled in court.
The only ones with skin in these discussions are the god believers. They want to save souls and they feel that they are saving their own souls by defending their god.
What is the motive for ordinary people who love science to engage in these ignorant discussions.
You can go anywhere on the internet and find long involved threads that just rehash the same stuff. How many times do you need to see the musical Oklahoma?
Meanwhile vacines are saving lives. Asteroids are being tracked. Global climate is being monitored. Bumble Bee mortality is being investigated. Genomes are being mapped. Causes of disease are being verified along with cures.
If people in the United States and the Muslim world don't think that science is important then India, China and Europe will thrive and the countries that stifle scientific research will disappear.
There is an old Russian aphorism: "The parade passes and the dogs bark."