Is it possible that a person who tries to prove evolution is actually struggling with spiritual issues?
I doubt it. Maybe in some cases, but it's hard to see how a struggle with spiritual issues would manifest itself in "proving evolution."
Certainly, I think that the majority of scientists who study the evidence in biology and geology accept evolution because it is the most reasonable inference based on the data; now the minority who don't accept evolution may do so because of "spiritual issues."
Most non-scientists, I suspect, accept evolution for the same reason most of us accept most of the information of which we don't have direct experience: we trust that the majority of scientists who do study the evidence and data are competent and honest enough to trust, and that the procedures that detect mistakes and dishonesty work for the most part.
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. -- Kurt Vonnegut
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