Atheism Evolution vs Creation by God

Alright...The purpose of the "sources" voting field is to judge whether or not each person participating in the debate has credible sources. I can easily link Bible verses here [1], so you should be able to link your manuscript sources. You also somewhat contradict yourself in your very first paragraph, you claim that I can "use my search engine and a little studying to see if what you're saying is correct," yet you won't even bother linking your own research on the topic you're debating and that you strongly believe in, and you also say you didn't even get your information from the internet. I linked more than one source for some of my arguments because I want to show how believable and reliable multiple studies are relating to one topic. I didn't say "look up quantum fluctuations and you'll see how wrong you are," I gave a brief summary of what quantum fluctuations are, and then proceeded to post not only several links, but a diagram explaining how matter can come into existence through energy.So please, provide some sources. I'm not willing to go out of my way to a library to read your manuscripts if I can't find them online.You use sarcasm with your "brain" comment (being borderline disrespectful), yet you go on to say how your father passed down information to you, and you blindly accepted it all as fact. Whenever my dad tells me something, I become interested in the subject and do research on it. Same with anyone who's important to me, I want to see if what they're saying is backed by evidence, or if they're just trying to pass faith down to me, as some of my relatives have tried.So once again, if you're going to make a claim, please provide at least one link to a website (preferably not a strictly religious one) that agrees with you. And for the sake of your future augments on this site, I'd recommend against saying things like "I hold information that my dad gave me in my brain, ever heard of it? Also I don't have any sources to back up anything I'm saying, go do your own work to find out if what I'm saying is true." - That kind of contradicts the entire point of debating, you aren't bringing up your own points, you're just telling me to look up what you're talking about to see if it's true or not... MiraclesNow before I begin responding to your claims.... you haven't provided a single source or even link in any of your three rounds, and I see you haven't provided anything to back up your claims about miracles, so I could very well just pass everything you say off as opinion or say I won't respond considering you have not provided anything other than scripture to back up your claims with, but I really don't like doing that. I'd rather respond to your un-backed claims with scientific research. And please remember, if science currently can't give a definitive answer to something, such as your "burnt mountain" example, it does not mean God did it.Geysers These are completely natural phenomenon caused by extreme heat under the Earth's crust boiling the water above it, causing it to rise and sometimes erupt or simply trickle out of pathways, or holes, on the surface of the Earth [2]. The diagram below shows how a geyser works, which was taken from this site [3]. Water coming up and out of a rock is odd and strange, as I have witnessed it personally and recorded it, but it is definitely not unnatural, and it is definitely not due to divine intervention or a result of a catastrophic flood. Ararat MountainThis mountain has geological evidence of being formed after the flood was said to have happened, due to volcanic eruptions [4]. This gives us the impression that if this boat actually came to be on this mountain by natural means, it must have been on flat land when this mountain formed, causing the boat to rise. Creationists also claim that through Carbon dating (surprising, now they like this method...), the wood used in the ark is 4800 years old, approximately the exact time the flood happened! This is fool proof right? ...No. For the wood to be 4800 years old would mean that the trees used for the wood would have had to have formed exactly at the time of the flood, and this is, well, more than improbable. And finally, seeing a wooden structure resembling a boat in a mountain does not mean there was a huge flood. It can be an idea, sure, even a theory, but there really is nothing to back this theory up with, except speculation.Stuff at the bottom of the oceansAs you can probably imagine, there's a lot of weird stuff that sinks to the bottom of the oceans, for several reasons. Destroyed ships, humans tossing garbage, and lots more... Ancient computers, gunships, Nazi silver [5], and more. Finding trash at the bottom of the sea, or old parts of ships or even chariots, as your example claims, does not mean the sea was parted. It does not mean billions of gallons of water had been pushed apart, and we actually have a more credible reason for these pieces of chariots (which you fail to provide a source for) to have gotten to that part of the sea: currents [6]. Very simple explanation, considering the currents in the Red Sea are also effected by the jet stream above it. There is also one more explanation, however unlikely - Have you heard of the Bering Strait Land Bridge [7]? Geologists say there is a great possibility that water levels were significantly lower about 15,000 years ago, leading to the land under the water to be exposed, between Eastern Russia/Asia and Alaska. However after the ice melted around the poles, the water rose significantly above the "land bridge," and using this information, it can be assumed that a quite similar event happened to the Red Sea. This is natural though, and has nothing to do with divine intervention, or Moses splitting the sea.Please keep in mind evolution is the understanding of mutations taking place in species to adapt to their environment, not the formation of rocks. And please also keep in mind we will not witness "evolution" take place between different species of animals, as evolution at that level happens over hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years. And yes, sorry, this kind of argues against the idea that the Earth is a mere several thousand years old.Please provide a source for your tree example. Mount SinaiScience currently can not explain the burnt rocks on your mountain, however we have theories and ideas. Maybe volcanic eruption a long time ago? Maybe the sun is so incredibly hot that it burnt the dirt and sand and rocks on top of the mountain? Maybe someone actually did set fire to the rocks, in a biblical ritual? However rocks being set on fire or containing charcoal does not hint at divine intervention, or a miracle, and remember, lack of absolute knowledge does not "prove" God, or anything miraculous. Please refer to my geyser explanation for your large split rock example. Even in a desert, there very well could be water deep under the surface, which is being heated by possible volcanic activity under the water, which in turn pushes the water up out of the rock, even in desert areas.If you can give me a reliable source that says carbon dating is not reliable, I would like to see it. Because according to your creationist friends, they like to use carbon dating to determine the age of the Ark... but then they go around and say it's not reliable. Pick one! Also, you're using examples of mishaps from decades ago, surprisingly (not) anything recent.LavoisierSeveral things...I gave you a video that showed quantum fluctuations on a macroscopic level. I also provided resources and incredibly in-depth explanations with scientific research backing it up to explain how quantum fluctuations work. Sure, quantum fluctuations on a cosmic level are still a theory, considering (I'm pretty sure) we haven't actually witnessed anything of the sort, but your creation theory is also "just a theory," so literally by your own logic, your own argument also doesn't hold any merit. Remember, we're looking for the most reasonable, sound, realistic, rational, believable theory to explain how the universe/matter has come into existence.I can use the exact same argument against your creation theory... it hasn't been proved, so don't use it, it doesn't work!I know what you mean by nothing. "Nothing" doesn't exist. It was once called dark matter, and earlier I mentioned we have come to an understanding that Dark Matter has been "proved" to not even exist in the first place. If you can prove that absolute nothing has ever existed, then we'll be on the same page. But I provided sources that show "nothing" probably doesn't even exist."Quantum theories are stupid theories." And you say because the laws of physics deny the possibility. ...I honestly don't think you can say something like that, considering you assert that one man pushed billions, maybe trillions of gallons of water apart... that the entire Earth was flooded with rainwater in 40 days... that snakes can talk... that someone can walk on water.... turn water to wine... that one man and his family built a wooden boat to hold one of every species of animal... and you say in the quantum space-time level, energy creating matter is stupid? ....I don't know what to say to that. Evolution I'll explain more about this next time. It's simply the theory (backed up with scientific research and studies) that living organisms adapt to their environments in different ways.I'll also get into that Holocaust scenario later too...Thanks!Sources[1] https://www.biblegateway.com... [2] http://www.nps.gov... [3] http://depositphotos.com... [4] http://www.volcanodiscovery.com... [5] http://www.oddee.com... [6] https://dspace.mit.edu... [7] http://ows.edb.utexas.edu...