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Anonymous said: "Why is it so hard to believe that God set things in motion, and we evolved from there?"
I think that is the reasoning behind many of the Christian denominations who don't espouse a literal interpretation of the Bible. One of the big problems with those who do is the timeline. It's impossible for science to reconcile a ~6000 year old Earth with what an overwhelmingly large body of scientific research has told us. If you believe the data behind the fossil record, relative dating (rock layers), absolute dating (radioisotope decay), and astronomy, it's impossible for the Earth to be that young. The only way for Creationism to fit into the puzzle in this way is if a supreme being is deceiving us at every turn to make the universe and the Earth seem much older than he (or she, or it?) really made it.
Joe Burdo
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
Bridgewater State College
(My bizarre and/or nonsensical rantings may not reflect the beliefs of who signs my paychecks!)