Both views require faith. While belief in God requires faith, the belief that life came about by chance requires more faith. The strongest proponents of evolution acknowledge profound order and complexity to our universe. This incredible world could not come about totally by chance. If we believe in God, our next step is to determine how God chooses to communicate with us.
Most religions have writings they consider sacred.
For the Christian, the Bible contains the Word of God. The Reliability of the Bible We can debate the reliability of the Bible the same way we debate creation and evolution. Nobody can prove or disprove the Bible by scientific methods. It is a matter of faith. The case for the Bible, however, is much stronger than the case against it.