a little of both? All I know is during my time in college, 2 of the fundamental rules of evolution were as follows (not in any specific order):
1. Evolution must be so because life can NOT spontaneously exist.
2. Evolution began when life DID spontaneously come into existence (in short form)
There are a lot of holes (BIG ones) in this hypothesis,er....theory
I could not see any other thought, or research in this world being called a true theory with so many glaring inconsistencies. But, parts of it do make sense, and a few small details have been proven......on a VERY small scale. Mopre like adaptation then full blown evolution, though.
PS: in undergrad I had degrees in biology, chemistry, psychology and religion. Hell of a conflicting combo, eh?
Still, definitely more of a hard science guy, though. And, I still can't fully buy the hypothesis of evolution.