[GodGunsGuts]

The neo-Darwinian so-called “tree of life” was used as “evidence” for common descent. That tree of life is no more, and what we have instead is what looks like an explosion of organisms in the cambrian, all separate and distinct, with not a single uncontrovertible transitional between any of them. Since Creation, ID, and evolution all deal with the unobservable, unrepeatable past, it comes down to which one is the best inference from the extant empirical data. Creation/ID blows away Darwin's fanciful creation myth in this regard, as even the Evos admit biology appears to be designed for a purpose, but then turn around and tell us that this appearance is just an illusion perpetrated by random possesses plus survival.

[mnehring]

The neo-Darwinian so-called “tree of life” was used as “evidence” for common descent.

It is not used as evidence. It is a graphical representation of a concept. It is a way to take a highly complex idea and represent it in a way that is easier to process or understand.