Evolution.

I am truly glad you have accepted my offer to debate. And I pray that God opens all our eyes today through the truth of the scriptures. Here are a few terms I want to define before I begin: 1.Time(1) 2.History(2) 3.Observation(3) 4.Record(4) -Time: 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. 2. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon. History: 1. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. Observation: 1. the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. 2. a remark, statement, or comment based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. Record: 1. a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account of an act or occurrence kept in writing or some other permanent form. a number of related items of information that are handled as a unit. 2. the sum of the past achievements or actions of a person or organization; a person or thing's previous conduct or performance. My argument today is based on the concept of time. Time is a record of past, present and future events. This record is used for study, and observation of events that occurred, and for events that did not occur. We both agree that time is used because we both exist in it. We have our birth days recorded, and we also, have our future deaths recorded. We as humans agree with time. As every day passes we are to count, and record the days according to the scriptures. Psalms 90:12 says, "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." On the 6th day God created Mankind!(5) There are also days recorded in the Bible that needs to be shared to understand our origins: 1st Day: Sunday~(See Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 20:1;Genesis 8:13) 2nd Day: Monday~(See Genesis 1:8; Exodus 2:13; Numbers 7:18; Joshua 6:14; Joshua 10:32; Judges 20:24; Nehemiah 8:13; Esther 7:2; Jeremiah 41:4; Ezekiel 44:22; 1 Samuel 20:34; 2 Chronicles 3:2) 3rd Day: Tuesday~(See Genesis 1:13; Genesis 22:4; Genesis 31:22; Genesis 34:25; Genesis 40:20; Genesis 42:18; Exodus 19:11; Exodus 19:15-16; Leviticus 7:17-18; Leviticus 19:6; Numbers 7:24; Numbers 19:12, 19; Numbers 31:19; Joshua 9:17; Judges 20:30; 1 Samuel 20:12; 1 Samuel 30:1; 2 Samuel 1:2; 1 Kings 3:18; 1 Kings 12:12; 2 Kings 20:5; Ezra 6:15; Esther 5:1) 4th Day: Wednesday~(See Genesis 1:19; Numbers 7:30; Numbers 29:23; Judges 19:5; 2 Chronicles 20:26; Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 9:1; Zechariah 7:1) 5th Day: Thursday~(See Genesis 1:23; Numbers 7:26; Numbers 29:26; Judges 19:8; Ezekiel 1:1-2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:21) 6th Day: Friday~(See Genesis 1:31; Exodus 16:5, 22, 29; Numbers 29:29). 7th Day: Saturday~(See Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11) Clearly you have seen that the Bible agrees with our time frame because, it teaches a literal 7-day creation. The Bible illustrates this through days, and years. (6) Also, it gives an account of and keeps track of historical births, deaths, and geneologies! (7) -Biblical History gives us a background of what events occurred in the past to understand how the human race came into being. (7) We have it recorded whether it be minor or major events. (8) Biblical History can also, be proven through biblical archaeology, dates, and many other sources. (9) History agrees with the Bible and the human race agrees with Biblical History! According to the U.S. Naval Observatory they agree with the concept of time and history. And they claim that there is no change in Time and History. "There has been no change in our calendar in past centuries that has affected in any way the cycle of the week.""James Robertson, Director American Ephemeris, Navy Department, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1932. -Let us deal with Observation! It can only be used in two ways. In the present, and in the future. We have capabilities to observe these two time frames because, in the present age we live in, we can observe what is happening. Whether it be the cause of hurricanes and its effects, or the cause and effects of earthquakes we can understand why they occur. We do this by comparing and contrasting these events through encyclopedias, statistical data, books, and articles. We (The Human Race) are also, capable of looking up info through modern technology like the internet. So, it is evident that we can observe in the present what is occurring. And, our offspring (Children) will be able to observe what has already happened during our age and the use that information in their time period. I would like to add also that observation cannot be done through the past because, we live in the present age, and do not live in the past, lest we assume that we can observe the past. -Finally the records! There are 40 authors of the Bible who kept records. (10) The Bible records History. (11) Also sources revolving around the Bible can be confirmed through multiple witnesses. Without a record no one can understand the past, without dates no one can understand ancient times. The Bible declares that God reveals the past, present and the future! (12) Now let"s discuss my opponents argument: He/She has mentioned 4 items, here they are: 1.Radiometric Dating (13) 2.Radiocarbon Dating (14) 3.Human Evolution (15) 4.Biological Evolution (16) -Let us deal with radiometric dating first! It is a known fact that Radiometric dating was first introduced in 1907 by Bertram Boltwood. (13) This invention was used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, "usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates." (13) Radiometric dating did not begin during the beginning of time, but in 1907 by Bertram Boltwood. If there is any historical evidence, dates, or records that shows radiometric dating was invented prior to 1907, or in the beginning of time, then and only then can the earth be proven to be 3.5 billion or million years old. The rule here is anything that was invented within time to show the age of the earth, after the fact, is not history, nor historical evidence, but, assumptions and educated guesses made by scientists. Therefore, from the beginning of time up until 1907 there was no such thing as radiometric dating. Let us move on" -Radiocarbon Dating is defined, "when cosmic rays strike our atmosphere and bombard atoms, thus releasing neutrons." (14) It is a known fact, that the method of Radiocarbon Dating was invented by Willard Libby in the late 1940"s. Libby received a nobel prize for his work in the 1960"s. (14) Once again my argument is: Was there an invention of radiocarbon dating prior to the late 1940"s? The answer is no, it came from Willard Libby in the late 1940"s. This means that from the beginning up until the time of the late 1940"s, there was no method called radiocarbon dating! Therefore, radiocarbon dating is another assumption made by a scientist. This simply does not meet the requirements of time, nor does it meet the requirements of record keeping. -The idea of Human Evolution was proposed by Charles Darwin in his book called, "The Origin of Species, in 1859. (15) This idea showed that humans came from apes but there is no evidence for this. My opponent mentions 4 items: "Australopithecus afarensis "Paranthropus boisei "Homo erectus "Homo neanderthalensis In these 2 items, I will ask two strong questions for my opponent: 1.How could man evolve from Australopithecus afarensis, if man was already here one million years before them? 2.Neanderthal man has a brain 13% larger than humans, how do scientists reconcile this information? Basically, the ideas of Darwin and these other individuals cannot be found, nor proven because it contradicts, and overlaps in years, and in size. If the idea of human evolution existed prior to 1859 then it is plausible to say that evolution is real. But, this is not the case! Therefore Evolution was a product of Darwin"s imagination. Also, they (evolutionists) will have to explain the idea of pregnancy from evolutionary terms. But the basis for human evolution started in 1859, and was not around for millions and billions of years. (15) The starting point was and always will be 1859! This is an historical fact. (15) Finally, Biological Evolution does not give any dates nor does an individual invent this. This was an assumption of how the events occurred made by scientists. There is no historical evidence pertaining to this, nor can this theory be proven. The only evidence shown in this theory is Charles Darwin"s interpretation of events that occurred from 1859, and on.(16) Sources: 1.https://www.google.com... 2.https://www.google.com... 3.https://www.google.com... 4.https://www.google.com... 5.https://www.biblegateway.com... 6.https://www.biblegateway.com... 7.http://hopefaithprayer.com... 8.http://timeline.biblehistory.com... 9.http://s3.amazonaws.com... 10.http://amazingbibletimeline.com... 11.http://www.sparknotes.com... http://www.sparknotes.com... 12.https://www.biblegateway.com... 13.https://en.wikipedia.org... 14.https://en.wikipedia.org... 15.https://en.wikipedia.org... 16.https://en.wikipedia.org... Extra sources my opponent can look for him/her self before next round: 17.https://books.google.com... 18.http://udrugapostanak.ucoz.com... My argument will always be in these items mentioned above if evolution is true please show that it appeared from the beginning of time? Not through man"s ideas but, a record of historical evidence, throughout time. There should be a continual amount of information from the beginning of time not ideas made up by man within time. Thank You! And may God bless us indeed as we may prepare for Jesus Christs" Second Coming!