[Serious Discussion] Religion

[Maddolis]

We see evolution happening before our eyes to some extent, but we can't be so sure that humans and all livings did come to this state of complexity by mere chance, I don't think that would be logical thinking?

But that's where so many of the evolution skeptics are so wrong, it's not all based on chance- only to a very small degree.

The Blind Watch Maker (1/5) - Richard Dawkins
This is worth a watch, it addresses this issue.

Besides I think having a 1.5% difference in DNA with that of chimps is fairly strong evidence that we've evolved from them, missing link or not.

Man, I'm so over the whole 'trying to convince someone else' thing. It's a waste of time.

I tend to agree. I don't bother with Creationists because, unless they live in a third world country or under a rock, they would've heard the evidence for evolution (or at least disproving Creationism), so they've clearly turned their back to logic and reason- two of the more powerful methods of arguing for atheism. Reasonable arguments work for some (they worked for me), but there still needs to be a way to get to the smart people who had the misfortune of being indoctrinated as kids. It's hard to argue someone out of believing something that most or all of their loved ones believe anyway- and at this time, arguing with reason is often a waste of time as you said.
I do feel it necessary though, because so long as we have old, warped ideas along with the technology to commit planetary suicide, we'll be in danger of going extinct as a species.