The question of evolution.

No topic has touched so much on the question of apparent conflict between science and religion than that of the evolution of species of organisms. The debate predates Darwin by a century at least and continues (one might say "evolves") even today. Why is this so? Can we find language that allows us to shed more light than heat? What would be the value in doing so? Why does this topic expose so much of the underlying stress in our current take on, and capacity for, truth? What are the dangers in settling too quickly on glib formulations?