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Quote by: BorisTheFerret There exists no scientific evidence against it? WTF?!? What about the fossil record? The sheer number of different fossils which have been found covering hundreds of millions of years, and clearly exhibiting countless developments and differences between species to which evolution is the only credible answer so far devised?

The fossils merely show a diversity of life, they do not prove that one species developed from another. Such a conclusion might be reasonable, but it is hardly concrete and proven. Episodic creation or design would fit with the fossil record just as logically as evolution.

Quote by: BorisTheFerret What about the numerous laboratory tests, and examples in the field, observed by scientists which clearly show the process of microevolution within a short space of time among life forms including fruit flies, galapagos finches, mosquitos and antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

What about it? That merely shows that micro-evolution has occured, not that macro-evolution has and does not show that all forms of life are ultimately caused by macro-evolution. You are just making assumptions.

Quote by: BorisTheFerret What about the discovery of various hominid fossils dating from between five million and 100,000 years ago, with features progressively less apelike and more human as one steps closer towards the present day? The vast majority of such discoverys came after the theory of evolution was first postulated, were predicted by the theory of evolution, and can currently be explained only by the theory of evolution. How does this not count as verifiable, measurable evidence in favour of evolution?.

It counts as weak evidence in favour of evolution, not concrete evidence against creation or design

Quote by: BorisTheFerret The fact is that the measurable scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the theory of evolution, and to say that it doesn't is not just stupid, but dishonest. If you're going to enter into a debate, at least stick to arguments which aren't patently false.

You are simply not looking at the evidence in a truely open minded and scientific method. The scientific evidence does not conflict with evolution, creationism or design. Show me one example where it can be proven that an ancient species did not appear from the ether, or was the example of pre-human genetic manipulation.

You can't... its a silly challenge to propose.