This is no place for Atheism/Theism debate, but there is no true proof of evolution, and to believe all of this is an accident takes far more faith than to believe everything was simply created. Most with an open mind would agree that it is easier to believe that a creator with no beginning created all that we know, than for the odds of life showing up out of nowhere.
The literal of odds of life creating itself are literally
1 out 10 followed by one billion zeros.
Im sorry but that is much less likely than for life to have been created. And that's not counting the odds of all of the variables of Earth size, shape, density, and the rest of the things that help to support life on this planet.
One researcher said, "The odds of life coming about out of nowhere could be compared to a perfect dictionary being formed by an explosion in a printery."
And im the one with no logic?
It doesn't really take faith, just logic. Is it really hard to believe that genetic mutations can occur, changing an animal?
An open mind? That's kind of funny, considering 99% of religious folk, including yourself are very close-minded.
It IS easier to believe in a god than the theory of evolution. Exactly the point. Religion makes things easy, and understandable; and once people actually think for themselves, and logically, they dismiss religion. Blondie, do you know; I could fill a room of 100 religious people, and ask them why do you believe? And AT LEAST half of them would say, "It comforts me", or "IDK, my parents believed in it". People have faith, cause they're trying to be comforted, they can't accept death, nothingness, or even the thought of not having someone watching over them. People want to be invincible, and always 'safe', but it's not possible.
So you're right, religion, and you're beliefs are easier to believe; and that's exactly the point, and the sole reason for believing.
Just because something is difficult, or the odds of it are near impossible; doesn't mean it can't be done. It isn't the year 927, we can actually explain how things are, how things came to be, etc. as logical people without resorting to calling people demons, saying we were magically made of clay, and there's a huge guy in the sky.
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On-topic.
Don't really think banning religion will solve anything. Like earlier said, it would cause massive amounts of problems. Even when we can actually control people, they'd still believe. And knowing religious people, they embrace their god even more when they're in times of trouble. Some may reject him, but others will just wait for the 'miraculous return of JESUS CHRIST@!@!@'.
Don't really think it'd be possible to ban religion in the first place, especially if your in America.
But don't worry! Remember the words of the great Stephen Hawking, - "Science will win, because it works." It might take centuries upon centuries for people to dismiss religion, but at least it's a good end to wait for.