The scientists you speak of are the ones who are atheists, so it is normal for them to view Darwinian theories as replacement to religion. And Of course,, this is not a debate, it is a matter of where you align yourself in terms of beliefs.
You're confused. Creationism has been the reigning paradigm for much of human history. It lost allegiance of thinking people because creationism could no longer explain away the hard evidence of "deep earth" offered by such fields as Geology, archaeology and paleontology. The Theory of Evolution only gained the upper hand because it could explain the available evidence better than creationism. Nothing more, nothing else regardless what you convince yourself.
What evidence do I need to present that I am not a monkey?
And where did you get such a goofy idea? Who ever said we are monkeys? We and the great apes share a common ancestor.