I just noticed this thread and post as it’s relevant to my perspective. Of course I think I’m being consistent (as everyone does 
) , but it’s these kinds of topics that make rejecting evolution philosophically and theologically easy. Catholicism and Evolution: Polygenism and Original Sin Part II - #2 by vjtorley
I forgot to mention in my other post @djkriese (it’s waiting for approval otherwise I would edit) regarding chasing after false knowledge leading to a loss of intelligence: Sometimes when I’m on this forum and I see arguments about intelligent design and whether it is scientifically testable, etc, etc, I feel myself exasperated. Nature is so obviously designed and I wonder sometimes how incredibly intelligent people can argue otherwise with a straight face - Leave academic science aside: I hadn’t swept by our back door in a while and my two-year-old was thrilled by the ants that were crawling around in the dirt and food crumbs left there as he put his face on the floor next to them and then experimented crushing them under his little fists.
It feels as if we’ve lost a sense of wonder. After joining this forum and spending some time here, I look at the sky and the stars and various plants so much differently now - thinking about the awe of it all. My brain just began to rebel against the mundanity of these arguments for chance against the beauty and art of the everyday world. There’s just too much of it for there to be no author.