You can't describe anything about evolution as "common knowledge"
It may seem obvious to you, and others, but there is still a vast ammount of people that entirely disagree with the theory (ffff religion)
And either way, it's a pretty complex subject
What religion is against evolution?
Evolution merely says that life will evolve.
Like , a tiger will become a cat.
I am not against it.
Noah only took a few species of animals onto his ark.
Life evolved after that, and it became so abundant throughout the Earth.
Creation isn't against evolution , but rather abiogenesis.
The truth is , no person on Earth can tell you if that fossil is genuine.
Evolutionists will TRY to see apes in humans.
Ask any evolutionist if they think humans look like apes , and they will say , "Yes"
Ask any creationist if we look like apes , and they will most likely say ,"No".
An African who has never heard of electricity , will commonly mistake a plane for a bird , because they aren't used to the idea that humans can fly.
In the same way , our point of view comes to us in the form of fact.
There was once an indian who stood on top of a cliff , and the Indian was looking at the water , and saw a boat appear out of nowhere.
The boat only appeared to him , because his brain tried to make sense of it.
Your eyes will see what is there , but your brain will tell you what you are seeing , and it could lie to you.