They are 'ok' with evolution because most of them know nothing about what evolution actually entails and they are completely ignorant to how this destroys Christianity.
In the Bible, Adam is consistently treated as a single historical person, not a metaphor for humanity in general.
"by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin" (Romans 5:12).
“For since by a man [Adam] came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.” 1 Cor. 15:21-22
Genesis 4-5 lists Adam's descendants and their ages. The first chapter of 1 Chronicles mentions Adam and his pedigree as historical people. Jesus is considered a descendant of Adam by the author of the Gospel according to Luke: “Jesus was the son of Joseph, son of Heli, ... son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God. (Luke 3:23-38). So as you can see now you have to believe that none of the biblical characters/events were real since they are descendants of Adam (who is not a real person) if you believe in evolution.
It’s simply not true that all of humanity’s DNA traces back to a pair of individuals who lived no more than 6000 years ago. We evolved from a long lineage of primates and at no point were there less than several thousand humans on earth at any single time.The minimum population size associated with the worldwide expansion of humans out of Africa roughly 100,000 years ago was 2,250 individuals, while the population that remained in Africa was no smaller than about 10,000 individuals. These are minimum estimates, and ones derived from conservative assumptions
If Adam and Eve were metaphors, then death and resurrection of Jesus is meaningless. After all, his death and Resurrection occurred precisely to save us sinful humans from the transgressions of Adam and Eve. Jesus is said to die to on the Cross in order to relieve us of original sin. In Romans 5:12 Paul says "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned". This contradicts evolution because there was death before humans even existed, so the idea that its mankind's fault that creatures die is completely contradictory to the theory of evolution. Also notice that in the bible it specifically says that sin is the result of "one man", not some underlying human nature. It says that all sin can be traced back to Adam, and Jesus died in order to relieve us of this original sin.
The death of “nephesh” organisms occurred before human sin. “Nephesh” is the Hebrew word meaning life, soul and blood. It refers to consciousness. The soul is the intellect, emotion and will. Soul is what makes a body animate. The Bible states that plants, protozoa and insects do not have nephesh while cats, dogs, cattle and humans do have nephesh. The death of plants, protozoa and insects prior to human sin is not a problem. The death of nephesh organisms prior to human sin is an overwhelming hurdle! If death of nephesh beings occurred before sin, then death is common, and the death of one man on a cross is meaningless. It is only because death came into the universe as a consequence of human sin that the death of the One sinless man on a Cross may expunge our sins and give us eternal life!
In the bible God creates a perfect world void of all death, pain, suffering, and starvation and through human sin the worlds begins to lose its perfection. Evolution is the complete opposite of this.The physical evidence collected from our planet says otherwise. We have fossils of creatures that died long before humans ever existed, so that would mean that there was death before the fall of man. We also have evidence that massive meteors hit the earth, and that the earth's climate has changed so drastically at times that all but a few creatures died out. In the bible is says that "For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive" (1 Corinthians 15:21-22). So if "by a man came death", why do we have so many fossils of animals that died so long ago?
The problem with the idea proposing god used evolution to make people is that the bible says that death is a result of sin which is a result of humans. In the theory of evolution, death and natural selection are what created people. They are polar opposites.
Bible = Sin is the result of breaking God's Law, which is the manual to live life happily on Earth.
Evolution = there is no such thing as Sin. But only the concept of relative 'advantage' and 'disadvantages' concerning survival of the fittest.
Trying to throw a god into the mix really misses the point of evolution: the process isn't directed by anyone. If a god were in charge of evolution, it would be the most cruel and unfeeling being imaginable. How many millions of beings had to suffer and die from disease so that our bodies could evolve an immune system? How many had to eat each other so they could evolve sharp vision, long fangs, thick skin, fast legs, good brains, poisons, spikes, or any of the hundreds of other methods they use to survive? Saying a god set up this wasteful and savage system means that he's sent untold billions of souls to the meat grinder, when he could have conjured up an Eden that was perfect to start with. Not to mention evolution is the most ineffective system possible for a God to come up with; Over 95% of species that have ever lived are extinct!![/