The Theory of Evolution is False

I would like to inform Samyul, the audience and the voters that my resolution will not be:"Evolution is True" but will instead be: "Evolution is not false"Rebuttals to "Problem with the definition" My opponent's argument is surprisingly weak and is not bound in logic, but I will refute it anyway. Even though evolution is taking place all around us, for many species the process operates so slowly that it is not observable except over thousands or hundreds of thousands of years -- much too long to witness in a human lifetime. There are cases in quickly reproducing life forms like bacteria and fruit flies, however, where evolution can be seen happening in a matter of weeks for the bacteria and many months for the flies. In these cases the relatively large number of generations in a given period of time is key, since evolutionary change occurs incrementally from one generation to the next. All else being equal, the more generations you have, the more quickly evolution happens. My opponent presents the "It hasn't been witnessed, therefore it is false" fallacy. How would you like it if I applied that same argument to the Creationism theory..... We didn't witness God create the universe therefore he didn't. Exactly. All your arguments are illogical. And an even juicier question: Has anyone witnessed God? No.Therefore he doesn't exist. Stop applying false logic. My rebuttal to your claim is below: Because for many species, humans included, evolution happens over the course of many thousands of years, it is rare to observe the process in a human lifetime. Usually only laboratory scientists studying quickly reproducing life forms, like single-celled creatures and some invertebrates, have the opportunity to see evolutionary change happen before their eyes. All of us can and do experience the indirect effects of evolution nearly every day, however. One of the more important evolutionary concerns facing humans today is the emergence of antibiotic-resistant microbes. A battle against bacteria that we have been winning with medicine for the last 50 years or so is now an even race, according to some scientists -- because of the rapid rate of bacterial evolution. Similarly, the use of pesticides in agriculture has driven the evolution of resistant insects that require more or harsher chemicals to be killed. Scientists studying Galapagos finches have seen evolutionary changes in beak size and shape in just a few years. Major evolutionary transformations take much, much longer. Rebuttals to "How did evolution start?"Berkeley College examines such a claim as this like this:Evolutionary theory deals mainly with how life changed after its origin. Science does try to investigate how life started, but these considerations are not the central focus of evolutionary theory. Regardless of how life started, afterwards it branched and diversified, and most studies of evolution are focused on those processes.The point of Evolution is that it doesn't start or stop at any given point. It's a natural process that happens throughout life. Evolution is caused by triggers in genes. Different animals have different triggers. These triggers can be caused by different things, but most commenly a change in habitat.Evolution is a theoryFirst off I would like to criticize my opponent's brash definition: scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. http://en.wikipedia.org...My opponent's belief that a theory is a "guess" or "belief" is quite absurd, So in contrast, evolution is both a fact and a theory. It is a theory in the sense that the various facts, tested hypothesis bearing on evolution can be broadly explained as a manifestation of the same overall process. However, it is a fact because many of its compontents are so well observed and documented that they cannot be reasonably disputed.My opponent applies the "you can't get something from nothing" premise, I would like to address my opponent that the Theory of Evolution is not concerned with the beginning of the universe it is only concerned with the progression and development of life from that point.My opponents asserts that evolution which is both a theory and a fact is completely false. This premise is very abusive.A theory can never be proven false, only true.I heavily apologize but I will be unable to post my case for Evolution until the next round because of time and text space constraints. Thank you.