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half-evolved - LOL

This reminds of a question I posed to an evolutioner years ago who adamantly defended that we "evolved" from apes.

Rather than argue, I asked her: "If we evolved from apes, then how come we still have apes."

I can still see her mouth agape - she was utterly confused and stuck dumb - er dumber

Ya know the, whole problem with your argument is the "proof" standard.

Just because "vertical evolution" and creation cannot be proved does not make them equal theories. If I say the Earth and the entire universe was created by mutant spiders from Mars, that can't be proved either. Nor disproved with any certainty.

What we a dealing with are theories. If you remember junior high school science, theory is based on observation. Darwin based his theories on observation. As you admit, "horizontal evolution" has been pretty well established. This means the mechanism for "vertical evolution" exists, though the results cannot be verified. This is why it is still a theory, not a matter of faith.

Creationism, on the other hand, is a matter of faith. There is not a shred of objective observation by anyone of creation. This does not mean it is false. It means it is 100% pure faith not backed by scientific observation. The proponents of "creation science" are intellectually dishonest con men seeking to prove what is to them a foregone conclusion. This is not science.

If we are to believe the biblical account of creation, do we take the story as a literal six day project? Or if we accept it as a metaphor for a longer period that leaves room for the creator to use evolution as a tool, is Darwin antithetical to Christianity?

And if one is a literal believer, how do you explain the existence of dinosaurs at all? They are never mentioned in the Bible at all. Never mind the evolution question.

The very existence of dinosaurs does far more to disprove Biblical creation, than the lack of any proof of dinosaur evolution disproves Darwin's theories.