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When it comes to "miracles", the "theory of evolution" makes the biblical account look like a piker.

Hardly. Mutations happen all the time. We know that. They have been observed. It isn't a miracle when one or two out of millions happen to help an organism. That observation, combined with the exponential growth in the number of organisms, combined with a great deal of time, make evolution plausible.

The one-step creation of man from dust has never been observed. The creation of a woman from a rib has never been observed (though scientists may one day accomplish this -- would that make them gods?) Talking snakes have never been observed. That makes the story of creation implausible.

Oh, it might have actually happened. It can't be completely ruled out, but it's much more likely a mythology created by desert nomads that were simply ignorant, and from their ignorance came a magical "explanation".

Their 2000+ year old hypothesis is a very weak one.

Mutations happen all the time. We know that. They have been observed. It isn't a miracle when one or two out of millions happen to help an organism. That observation, combined with the exponential growth in the number of organisms, combined with a great deal of time, make evolution plausible.

Granted, it's not a miracle when one or two out of a million mutations help an organism, but that is not evolution. The overall trend, especially where mutations are concerned, is degenerative. There is no evidence of a mutation adding complexity or increasing in information towards a "higher" life form. If it were to be observed, it would be a miracle.

The one-step creation of man from dust has never been observed.

I'll concede that special creation is based on faith that the biblical account is indeed accurate. But it is based on faith that is supported by the evidence.

Oh, it might have actually happened. It can't be completely ruled out, but it's much more likely a mythology created by desert nomads that were simply ignorant, and from their ignorance came a magical "explanation".

Same with evolution. It may have actually happened, but its much more likely a mythology created by atheistic humanists who want to first declare that there is no supreme creator who may one day hold them accountable for their deeds in this life.