Creationists: when you argue that evolution doesn't explain how life began therefore god done it, [Spirituality & Religion]

That depends of what people's definition of what 'God' represents. Usually it is the larger religious groups that see Him as a universal being that just so happen to exist, and sometimes seen as multiple beings in other philosophies. I don't blame these types, they need something to believe in, stupid or not. Scientists also go with the belief that nature or the probability of the universe itself is their creation tool (or 'God' if you wanna see it that way) and that possibly explainable forces are at work and they try to get answers.

Was it just a chance that our Earth was placed just close and far enough from the sun to create chemical reaction that sustained life? Or did someone or something design it this way to happen?

Either way you get both sides into the argument. Those that witness natural disasters could either say, 'It was God's work' or 'The cruelty of motherearth and all it's scientific explinations'.

Personally the igonarance I've witnessed amongst people come from those larger groups of worship, from doctorination or dogmas. It's the scientists I've noticed are closer to God because they are despirately trying to prove that he exists or not.