doug, if evolution has been proven, then why do the experts in the scientific community still apply the label "theory" to it?
because it hasnt.
essentially, if you beleive that we humans evolved from more primitive species, and ultimately, from single celled organisms, as the "theory of evolution" presents, then what you have done is ascribe your faith to ongoing studies done by man about something we dont truly understand as of yet regarding where we come from, and who we are. you tell me, how does that make you different from a christian? or a muslim? or a jew?
i dont hold a belief in evolution against anyone. since we were children, weve been inundated by the government with evolutionary theory, from the time we first start coloring dinosaurs and asking why they arent in the zoo. if someone told me 2 + 2 = 5 almost every day for my whole life, and then taught it in school, conveniently neglecting to mention that they werent totally positive that 2 + 2 actually did equal 5, but it could be extrapolated that it might, it wouldnt be too hard for me to think that it was true. especially if i hadnt ever had a desire or any incentive to search for myself and discover if i actually thought it was true or not.
before someone jumps in here and begans asking how i could possibly be stupid enough to believe in the bible and what it teaches, remember, i am not presenting a case for or against evolution. i am merely stating that subscribing to the belief that it truly holds the key to our origins is the same, if not in the letter of the definition then to the spirit, as believing that our origins lie in the hands of a sentient creator.