Evolution is False

Finally, an entertaining debate... ;)"No one has ever produced a species by mechanisms of natural selection."Here are some examples of evolution in action:Live birth in Three-toed Skinks Three-toed Skinks have gained the ability to lay eggs and to give live birth. The Skinks by the warmer coastal area tend to lie eggs, while the Skinks living in the mountains usually give birth to their young. [1.http://news.nationalgeographic.com...] Carrying fetuses requires more energy than eggs, so this change is a result of the high, cold mountains creating selective pressure on the species (eggs have a low chance of surviving in the cold). This is an excellent example of divergent evolution, since the two populations of lizards will eventually split apart and become incompatible with each other. Over time, this will create two distinct species.Italian Wall LizardsIn 1971, ten Italian wall lizards were placed on the island of Pod Mrčaru. During the course of a decade, they were found to have adapted to their environment. The previous population mainly ate insects, the new one has shifted to a herbivorous diet, and their mouths have been altered to chew leaves. Most importantly, they have developed cecal valves, which allow for better digestion of plants. [2.http://listverse.com...]"For example, in a deer herd under the threat of wild animals, naturally those that can run faster will survive. That is true. But no matter how long this process goes on, it will not transform those deer into another living species."Wrong. I will explain it in layman's terms. As features change, a given population gradually becomes more and more distinct from it's sister population (of the same species). Eventually the two population become so different they are classified as a different species. This has never been observed due to the amount of time involved, but geological and genetic evidence shows that it has happened in the past. I invite my opponent to demonstrate how gradual changes do not add up."here is nothing that natural selection contributes to the theory of evolution, because this mechanism can never increase or improve the genetic information of a species."Actually, it is mutation that adds information. Every mutation by their definition does so, whether it is helpful or harmful. It is natural selection that allows the beneficial mutations to pass themselves on to further generations."Another of the misleading methods that evolutionists employ on the issue of natural selection is their effort to present this mechanism as conscious."This is an outright lie. Mutations create information, and natural selection chooses which will be passed on. Over time such mutations add up and change the species."As a result, one cannot explain biological systems and organs that possess the feature of "irreducible complexity" by natural selection. These systems and organs are composed of a great number of parts cooperating together, and are of no use if even one of these parts is missing or defective. (For example, the human eye does not function unless it exists with all its components intact). Therefore, the will that brings all these parts together should be able to foresee the future and aim directly at the advantage that is to be acquired at the final stage."Any biological system or organ that would not function without any of it's parts is also explained by evolution. The process of evolution did not "set out" to create an eye, or a lung, but previous mutations that evolved for some other purpose were adapted into a new use.This explains how the eye evolved: [3.http://www.talkorigins.org...] "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down."Darwin is taken out of context. This is based on the mistaken idea that organs evolved with a goal in mind. Darwin is trying to say that if an organ was found that could not be explainable in light of this process, his theory would be proven incorrect."That is, living things cannot evolve through natural selection. Darwin accepted this reality by saying: "Natural selection can do nothing until favourable variations chance to occur"Exactly. And favorable mutations have been shown to occur: [4.http://www.talkorigins.org...]I urge Pro to read my sources carefully before presenting his argument. Good luck.