I have to say that I was THE anti-"evolutionist" in my high school, and today I am really embarrassed about it.
I remember submitting a science project asking why horses and cows have different kinds of teeth when they eat the same kinds of grass. Or something like that. It was 40 years ago.
I used to blame evolution and its doctrine of survival of the fittest for the rise of Hitler.
Hitler, who, by the way, was not an atheist. And not a proper Christian. An evil SOB whose "God" was a hateful corruption of the Christian God. But not an atheist.
Anyway, as I educated myself, I realized certain truths that, to be honest, quite surprised me.
1. Evolution does not have an endgame. It's not headed somewhere.
2. No species is more "advanced" than any other. We are where we are, when we are. Gorillas are just as advanced as man... it's a matter of their suitability to survive in their environment.
3. "Survival of the fittest" isn't about who's strongest. It's about who lives long enough to reproduce.