The old page . It should be obvious to anyone with more than a passing acquaintance with either worldview that the issue is not quite that simple. There certainly is a large body of scientific evidence which has been accumulated over the last 130 years or so since the publication of Orgin of Species , and the believers in each worldview quote the evidence as favoring their side. It is not that it is somehow self-evident to anyone familiar with the evidence, rather, the evidence is inconclusive and can support either viewpoint. After all, the arising of all species from primitive, one-celled animals is the dominant paradigm in biology, and is the viewpoint that is taught to practically all students in practically all colleges and universities.
Christian colleges are no exception.
In this question, of course, we get a hint as to a possible answer to the conundrum. Evolution is a necessary part of the modern wordview, and that wordview makes no sense if life was created ex nihilo by an almighty and personal God. Conversely, traditional theology is nonsense if man arose by natural means from lower creatures. Many people have realized this and tried to rethink theology along evolutionary lines. On the contrary, after several such failed attempts, the strategy now seems to be to keep issues as unclear as possible and avoid any kind of confrontation that could lead to the truth being revealed.