Evidence God Exists

[The Grand Nudger]

Not strictly speaking the case. The concept of god has shown itself to be one of the more malleable concepts we have. Judging by the breadth and variety of religious tradition throughout history it isn't inconceivable that a god could be dreamt up that was very compatible with evolution. Some gods were proposed to be sadists (are at least to claimed to have acted sadistically towards human beings). It might also deserve mention that evolution is not sadistic, it's indifferent, so the more proper way to describe a god of evolution would probably be along the same lines. That the current crop of gods are not compatible is unsurprising. The founders of the worlds major religions didn't even know what a cell was, let alone genes or evolution. Gods, and prophetic characters never knew more about the world around them than was common for their time. If we imagined a Jesus character who lived today, he would almost certainly preach a gospel that included evolution (and in all likelihood the entirety of scientific knowledge with the caveat of dualism). You have to remember that many religious texts contained within them the best science of their time (this was one of the pillars of their authority). The RCC recognizes the scientific community and has gone on record stating that evolution is fine with them. So even traditions that we feel are "set in stone" are subject to review and revision.