"The narrative of the book traces the origin of God's chosen people, Israel, from the Creation to their descent into Egypt; the succeeding books of the Torah follow their subsequent liberation from Egypt through the power of God."

MMMMMMMMM-kay. Wikipedia got it right, so read before you link. I see maybe two sentences in that article related to "creation" in passing (and rightly so).

These things blow up quick don't they

Look up the scientific definitions of both "evolution" and "theory".
Those words don't mean what you seem to think they mean.

Yes, it is also the theory of gravity. Again, look up what "theory" actually means in a scientific context.

There is a certain standard that someone has to meet to be even worth arguing with...

Evolution is a well supported theory and is the the cornerstone theory of ALL of modern biological sciences. Many scientists might argue about the particulars of it, but no scientist will dispute the central tenets. To doubt it, is to declare your ignorance of the modern science and its methods.

You know what? I haven't either. I just prefer to believe I came from dirt.

Yes, we create new theories to best explain new evidence. Evolution has been very good at explaining evidence so far, which suggests that it reflects the way the world really is.

I'm a scientist... I can feed myself.

It can't though. Not according to science at least. Creating something from nothing is against the laws of physics.

Each person lives for their own reasons. I certainly don't need the belief in some all powerful being to keep me going.

Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll.

Which verse says that? What would it even mean for God to "touch" ... whatever it is he'd provide life to?

I don't think anybody believes that matter creates itself. That sounds paradoxical to me. IIRC, the Big Bang theory (which I assume you are referring to) theorizes that all of the energy of the universe was at one time compressed to a single point (the center of the universe as we know it), and it was very hot, and it rapidly expanded and cooled; forming matter and anti-matter (IIRC, matter is considered compressed energy; I think anti-matter therefore is too). The matter later formed stars, the stars formed bigger elements of matter, and the rest is history. There are still unanswered questions and the whole thing is by no means understood fully, but it based on scientific evidence it is the best explanation we have come up with so far.

As for the formation of complex life forms from very simple ones (I think the simplest definition of an organic compound is containing carbon, with the exceptions CO and CO₂, IIRC), that is already explainable...

What is there to live for if God does exist? The good part begins after death according to the Bible...

Live for the things that make you happy. Programming makes me happy. Music makes me happy. Comedy, drama, etc. Other people make me happy (sometimes). People that you love, for example. I think that's reason enough.

Also, it's just instinctual to live, I think (for most life forms).

I disagree. Science is science, knowledge is knowledge. A scientist says "I did such and so, then this happened. Try it yourself if you don't believe me. I also happen to think that things work in such and such a way to explain it".

Yes, the knowledge we claim to have that originated from science is constantly changing, but it rarely contradicts itself. It's rather a refinement of what we know, modifying particular points to get ever closer to the truth. For example, the theory of special relativity didn't throw classical physics entirely out the window, but adjusted it a bit to be more logical given that things can't move faster than light.

There's also programming to enjoy .

Don't ask me. I'm not a scientist and certainly not an expert on the Big Bang theory. I referenced Wikipedia to help me with the explanation and it described it as hot. Perhaps the matter formed on the spot, heated rapidly, and that caused the expansion? Fuck if I know.

Science is rarely correct the first time around. You continue to revise it as you learn more. It's always a work in progress. That's the point. Unlike religion, which assumes that the text that passed through the hands of billions of humans over the course of thousands of years is the unquestionable truth, science encourages you to question and challenge it and correct it.

Well, if you just disappear when you die, why not die now? What you live for now is irrelevant. Don't take this the wrong way; I Don't Want You To Kill Yourself, but without something absolute; something that cannot change to live for and see everything out of, everything else is meaningless. The ultimate beauty in life is seeing the hand of the Creator in everything that He lovingly created.

Well, first: for whatever reason (yes, I don't know. I'll ask God someday ) God decided to create an intelligent being that would have communion with Him; we are created to know our Creator and He is the only place to find ultimate contentment; as He is the only thing in the Universe that is absolutely good. But then Adam and Eve messed it up, etc, you know that story.

Second: even if all of the energy in the universe was compressed to a hot little .zip file, even that energy had to come from somewhere. So it still doesn't explain anything

Third: the "good part" comes when we have communion with God and know Him on a personal basis, not only after death. The after death part is just even better becuase we are seperated from the consequences of the Fall, e.g., disease, sin, death, suffering, anything not good.

I'm sorry if this seems overly spiritual or "religious", but if God created it all, then it naturally all goes back to Him