The old woman had led a good life, but could not see her way to a belief in God. She was not a militant atheist, simply an agnostic, like so many modern people. God, in her view, had not given enough proof that He exists. My friend gently tried to argue the point, but to no avail. But, Jim, evolution has been proved by science.
Few issues are more difficult for Christian apologetics than evolution.
Even highly educated Catholics can be at a loss to explain how the creation account in Genesis squares with what modern science tells us about the origins of man and the animal kingdom. People don't talk much about the deuterocanon these days. As Received Readers share their opinions. Going the Distance by Patrick Madrid. The Coming Home Network, the Catholic Information League, Catholic Caravans by Tracy Moran.