Evolution is a tricky thing to sell to some people. For them, the concept of evolution flies in the face of the things they hold most dear in the same way that human cloning, gay marriage, and the designated hitter rule does. And I would say that for most of us, our beliefs are more tightly held than whatever the facts may be.
In fact, the strongest argument against the idea of simple, non-living matter organizing into a living thing and adapting over generations into an immensely diverse biosphere dominated by intelligent beings is that so many of these intelligent beings are unwilling to accept the facts at hand. It also doesn't help that so many evolutionists are condescending, dismissive, and prone to send mixed messages by using words like "developed," "designed," and "adapted" in ways that personify the actions described, making them sound like the works of a creator.
I am a believer, and for me the absence of the Creator from the theory of evolution doesn't bother me. It doesn't mean a creator wasn't involved, just that His involvement isn't necessary to explain evolution. Scientists would tell you that because of this Occam's razor1 suggests that there isn't a creator. However, Occam's razor judges ideas not by the merit of their arguments but by the necessity of their assumptions. Occam's razor then can negate itself because it too is an assumption. More simply: one doesn't need a creator to explain why the sum of one and two is three, but that doesn't mean that one plus two equal something else; and, the fact that their sum does equal three doesn't mean you should assume that there is no creator. Furthermore, all science is tentative, so supporters of creation should relax. Not only does evolution NOT require the non-existance of God or His works, the scientific understanding is likely to "evolve" again. Any argument against it will need to evolve too, and I certainly don't believe that eternal truths evolve.
However, I appear to be in the minority. It seems to me most people have chosen a camp and closed their mind to the plausibilities of the other side. Mostly people emulate the newly-converted Darth Vader when he says: "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy." What we need is an Obi-Wan Kenobi to remind us all that "only a sith deals in absolutes."2
1 Wikipedia explains Occam's razor better than I could.
2 Which itself is an absolute, but don't get me started. However, I think his most profound advice also applies: "Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
