Part of the problem lies in how evolution is often framed. As a scientific theory, it is normally presented as natural events that occurred with a total absence of divine guidance.
Scientific theories of evolution make no mention of divine guidance within evolution because there is NO EVIDENCE OF DIVINE GUIDANCE within evolution. This is NOT rocket science.
Now, hold on a sec. I'm prefectly aware that a scientist who said "God guided evolution to produce the lifeforms that currently exist", in an official peer-reviewed thesis paper, would find himself in quite a mess with his fellow scientists.
Scientists don't publish peer-reviewed papers on god guided evolution because THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF GOD GUIDED EVOLUTION.
Look at the contorted and contrived explanations you must come up to explain why scientists, many of which are God believing, don't publish papers on it.
I know perfectly well that "and THEN a MIRACLE happens!" is not an acceptible corrolary to a hypothesis, or an acceptible step in solving an equation.
What you call "miracles" in this case are what scientists call "unknown causes". Just like ancient man experiences lighting and earthquakes and blamed them on Zeus or other gods, you commit the same mistake and label what you don't understand or know as "god". If you can't understand it then "goddidit". Most scientists have LEARNED from past mistakes. When scientists DON'T KNOW what caused something they are HONEST and admit it. They say, "I don't know what caused X". It could be a god, it could be natural, it could be something else. But they don't make premature and arrogant statements before they can DEMONSTRATE what they claim.
You FALSELY to claim that scientists are afraid to put god in there papers. They aren't afraid to do it. They understand that there is no justification to do such. They understand that not knowing what caused something is not evidence that their goddidit or any other goddidit.
The problem is that evolution has been rammed up our collective arses as a divisive line between the scientific and the religious, and both sides have engaged in their share of the ramming and the dividing.
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What a world we live in when publishing verifiable and testable theories based on evidence and reason is considered "ramming it up your ass". The only reason you take such a position is because such theories contradict your favored holy-book. I notice you take no offense to those who believe gravitation or relativity isn't true. Its only because interpretations within your bronze age holy-book's have been repeatedly shown FALSE and WITHOUT merit by honest people who study what happens in the natural world. I'm sure you'd be right at home with the Catholic Church during the 16th century condemning Galileo for "ramming his theories" up your ass too.
Many denominations, including Catholicism, have chosen to consider the Genesis account to be allegorical rather than literal, and to specify that while God was the author of Creation and it's guiding hand, that that doesn't mean that scientific theories of evolution are not themselves valid within their own context.... which is to say, the scientific realm of thought, rather than the spiritual realm of faith.
The only reason these "stories" suddenly change from literal to allegorical is because scientists, many of which are religious, repeatedly slap people in the face with EVIDENCE and REASON before they snap back to reality.
It seems to take an overwhelming amount of evidence to change the mind of the religiously indoctrinated. And even then it doesn't always persuade "true believers". Evolution is the perfect example of that.
This bumper sticker comes to mind "The Bible says it. I believe it. That settles it!".
Yet, a small but loud minority of the anti-religious have chosen to denigrate this position and disparage the moderate denominations for daring to inject God into the discussion at all. This provokes a counter-reaction that widens the divisiveness of the issue.
The anti-religious denigrate those who believe there is divine guidance in evolution because there is NO EVIDENCE OF DIVINE GUIDANCE within evolution. There is nothing in support of divine guidance. There is only opinion, conjecture, personal conviction, and holy-book tales.