About evolution, I refer you back to a quotes I posted previously.

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
-- Carl Sagan

There really is no question that evolution did and does occur. It has been repeatedly supported by evidence. Just as the sun rose and set every day before people knew the reasons why, evolution happens even if science has not divulged all the intricate mechanisms with which it occurs.

Allowing dogma to blind you to what's actually happening in the universe is like keeping God locked up in a box. The roots of the Old Testament are in ancient oral tradition from a time preceding science. We live in an age where we're lucky to not only have time to wonder about our origins and the origins of the universe, but to actually spend time working to find them out. Thank God so many people throughout history have chosen to let God out that box -- because when you choose to put limits on God, you're really limiting yourself.