No it is not just about evidence. It is also about Jesus. When I found Him, I was able to turn from my idolatry, and leave my scientific arguments against evolution. He was greater.
The simple answer is not sufficient.
Please give me a mathematically and experimentally grounded reason why humans/chimps are 10x more different than mice/rats. Once that is done, we will move to the next example. I’ve have yet to see some get past the first example. Maybe you can be the first.
In contrast, common descent answers the question just fine. D = T * R.
An analogy would be why is it that a particular submarine (chimp) and a particular race car (human) are 10x less different then two different bikes (mice/rat)? We just do not observe this in human designs. Which is why it is such a hard concept for us get our heads around. However, this is what we observe in biology.
I disagree. Don’t forget Duhem Quine: Duhem–Quine thesis - Wikipedia. To make that statement you have to insert several auxiliary hypothesis into “special creation”. Perhaps, with the right design principle, it would be more probable with special creation. However, we do not know that principle yet.
Yes we do. I affirm common design because God created us. He designed us all. The principle He used to create us is common descent.