So what do you think was going on during those billions of years before Adam showed up? Nothing?
You undoubtedly accept the idea of infinity—that something can be limitless, without beginning or end. You realize, for instance, that time is infinite, and that space has no beginning or end as far as man can determine. Thus, you can accept the fact that Jehovah God is the “King of eternity,” and that, as the Bible says, he has no beginning and will have no end.—1*Tim. 1:17; Ps. 90:2; Rev. 10:6.
How can you see the world around you, how things change, how things adapt, how things overcome, and not see "evolution"?
Things "change" but they don't "evolve"! Organic evolution, the theory that the first living organism developed from lifeless matter, then, as it reproduced, it changed into different kinds of living things, ultimately producing all forms of plant and animal life that have ever existed on this earth....is not a Bible teaching. Striking as it does at the very basis of human existence, evolution robs the Creator of his due. It also belies its claim to be scientific and does no credit to mankind’s ongoing search for scientific truth. Science, the official magazine for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said: “Species do indeed have a capacity to undergo minor modifications in the physical and other characteristics, but this is limited and with a longer perspective it is reflected in an oscillation about a mean [a position about midway between extremes].” In both plants and animals, variations within a species will oscillate or move about like pellets shaken in a glass jar—the variations are held within the boundaries of the species just as the pellets are confined within the jar. Just as the Bible’s account of creation says, a plant or an animal may vary, yet it is restricted to reproduce “according to its kind.”—Genesis 1:12, 21, 24,*25.
Does the God you believe in just point his finger at a planet and say, "ABRA CADABRA!" and poof -- Humans? Maybe that's exactly what happened, who knows, but it makes more sense to me that if there is a God, then he would be the greatest scientist of all time, and thus, would enact evolution as a way to "perfect" his creation.
What moved Jehovah to begin creating? It was not that he was lonely and needed companionship. Jehovah is complete and self-contained, lacking nothing that someone else might supply. But his love, an active quality, naturally moved him to want to share the joys of life with intelligent creatures who could appreciate such a gift. From the start, Adam and Eve were virtually bathed in love. Everywhere they looked in their Paradise home in Eden, they could see evidence of the Father’s love for them. Note what the Bible says: “Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.” (Genesis 2:8)
I mean, don't you believe that you're here on Earth in order to learn, progress, and evolve (die, I suppose) into a higher being/higher place?
From the start, Adam and Eve were virtually bathed in love. Everywhere they looked in their Paradise home in Eden, they could see evidence of the Father’s love for them. Note what the Bible says: “Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.” (Genesis 2:8) The earth was going to be and still is the permanent home for humans! (Psalm 115:16) 16 As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, But the earth he has given to the sons of men.
