Theists: What is your stance on evolution?

[The Valkyrie]

Hello,

 I am a believer in the Big Bang and in evolution. Maybe this question has been asked (many times?) before, but I am new. I have watched tons and tons of TV shows and YouTube videos on evolution and read many books. It is accepted as fact by many (most) scientists. What do you believe with regards to evolution? Do you believe that modern humans have only been on the planet for a few thousand years? That all animals on the earth have only been here a few thousand years? What about dinosaurs? Do you believe that the Earth has only been here a few thousand years? To me, it is impossible to dispute the age of the earth (billions of years) or the reality of evolution but, again, I want to hear what you have to say. Thanks, in advance.

When scientists speak of evolution, they are speaking of how man evolved over time from a primate to modern man.  I remember being taught this in school. The question that always comes up is “If we slowly changed from apes to man, why do we still have apes?”

There are other theories around the origin of humanity such as Creation Theory, comprised of old-earth creationists and young earth creationists, and Intelligent Design Theory. More recently, there is another theory called Dual Revelation Theory. You heard of it?

Not just from primates, but from our earliest ancestor, all the way back to the primordial ooze we came from.

And not just humans, but all biological life.

ID, YEC, and OEc arguments have been well and truly debunked.

Never heard of the latter, though the use of the word "revelation" already makes it questionable, as far as I'm concerned.

Welcome, btw.

Edit to add, and we didn't come from apes, we are apes. We and other apes share a common ancestor that we diverged from hundreds of thousands of years ago. That ancestor us extinct.