Evolutionary concepts are central to the breeding of crops and domesticated animals and to studying the development of antibiotic resistance to disease-causing bacteria, to name just a couple of examples. Humans and worms share this gene because of our common ancestry in the far distant past. Many religious organizations, including the Catholic Church, most Protestant denominations and Jewish theologians, agree there is no conflict between evolution and faith. Many people believe God created the world but accept that life unfolded on earth by the process of evolution. Others believe that God created all species but that evolution is the mechanism that He used.
Scientists study only the physical processes by which life on earth has unfolded.
Since the scientific method relies on observation of physical data, scientists cannot determine whether or not biological or geological processes were directed by supernatural forces. But that is not the case. With 140 years of research and testing behind it, the theory of evolution is one of the most well-supported theories in science. In fact, scientists the world over consider it the unifying theory of all the life sciences. Since it is based on a belief in supernatural causes rather than observable facts, it cannot be tested or falsified, and it has no explanatory or predictive power.