oddXian: Challenge the Consensus

I recently made a post referring to a scientific article that proposed the likelihood we are alone in the observable universe. A Christian friend replied with the statement that he was amazed at the evangelical general rejection of the “undeniable fact” of evolution and that it was implausible that, among the vast universe, no other life had also evolved on other planets. This statement has weighed on my mind for a couple of days and I have been considering my response.  The issue with evolution and alien life for a Biblical Christian is simple:  If Man evolved from an ape-like creature, then the Biblical creation account of Adam and Eve is a myth. If there was no Adam, then the Scriptural references to him (even those by Jesus) are invalid and the doctrine of Original Sin is suspect. Furthermore, the authority and veracity of Scripture is, in general, suspect. If sentient alien life exists, then Christ’s incarnation as Man makes no sense. His sacrifice was to overcom...