Why do people deny evolution?

Religions have enabled societies to function .

The point is not particularly atheism, it is validation of subjectivity.

I know it is respectable in intellectual circles to deny free will is real. I just don't agree with that, and I don't think religion can function without it. I mean what about your soul when you don't have free will, and what about God judging your soul? I am not asking, I am just saying I have considered it, and I don't buy it.

Even within the theology, god interferes with free will, (if it even exists to begin with). The hardening of the hearts of several characters. Why is god interfering if he has given you free will? He is purposely making these people make poor choices? Doesn't seem very fair especially if he is going to turn around and punish them.

Reification (fallacy)
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Reification (also known as concretism, hypostatization, or the fallacy of misplaced concreteness) is a fallacy of ambiguity, when an abstraction (abstract belief or hypothetical construct) is treated as if it were a concrete, real event, or physical entity. [1][2] In other words, it is the error of treating something which is not concrete, such as an idea, as a concrete thing. A common case of reification is the confusion of a model with reality. Mathematical or simulation models may help understand a system or situation, but they model an abstract and simple mental image, not real life (which will also differ from the model): "the map is not the territory".
Reification is part of normal usage of natural language (just like metonymy for instance), as well as of literature, where a reified abstraction is intended as a figure of speech, and actually understood as such. But the use of reification in logical reasoning or rhetoric is misleading and usually regarded as a fallacy.[citation needed]

It is absurd when people try to use religion to evaluate the study of physics. For me, religion and physics are two very different topics. Christianity or religion cannot evaluate the study of physics at all, religion evaluates the study of human family psychology/spirituality, things of a moral and emotional nature that determines how we think towards ourselves, other people and other species. The human spirit gets bombarded by so many psychological/spiritual questions that physics cannot explain. Who is really my family, friend and foe? Are they just crooks all out for their own self gradification? Are they genuine or just good pretenders? Is there really any human grace in people? Why do they act like that? Are they really innocent? Are they just freaks? Should I trust them? Is anything sacred to those people? Do they deserve to die? Is racism okay? Shall i show them any love &respect? Should i even value human life? Am i obligated to support the well being of other species instead of my own? Why isn't everyday perfect? Why do things sometimes go magically wrong? How do i think towards death? How do i react to such a competitive crazy world? Is there any trustworthy teacher out there that can explain all this? Yes, for me its Lord Jesus. Without him I'd probably go bonkers. So that annoying word 'religion' does have some place in life. Religion doesn't necessarily have to contain god, gods or goddesses either, just an ideology on human values and morals. Religion is merely the basis of ones psychology, their emotional, moral and spiritual nature. When something is wrong with me and i don't have much trust in people or myself, i turn to Lord Jesus for answers. When something is wrong with the car i turn to physics to get the answers. When people try to evaluate the study of physics using religion they run into a brick wall. When people try to evaluate religion using physics they run into another brick wall. Religion(psychology) and physics are two very different topics.