Macro Evolution is a scientific fact, not a belief

My opponent states I chose a small portion of the defined 'macro evolution', when in fact I didn't. My opponent's definition includes two separate aspects: one of an evolution [change] on the species level and also an aspect of an evolution [change] on a greater level (ie, the universe). A taxonomic group is simply a classification of science. Greek ï¿½„ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½‚, taxis (meaning 'order', 'arrangement') and ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Œï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½‚, nomos ('law' or 'science'. ) Seeing as my opponent provided 2 aspects, he has to uphold both of them. Should one drop, the round flows to me. So, once again, I reiterate. I've shown that change does occur on a universal level (ie stars explode, atoms react), and these changes will often cause new scientific classifications for these things (taxonomic groups. ) I have shown that macro evolution does occur as applied to the universe and, therefore, the round flows to me should he not refute this. 1A) It was a hypothetical example of how natural selection works. My opponent completely disregarded the logic of my argument, which I would like the voters to note. While not specifically with my lizard example, there are plenty of scientifically accepted mutations that have been beneficial for the specific species. This page has several examples of such mutations ranging from temperature resistances in E. coli to completely new functions deriving from bacteria. [. http://www.gate.net...]. 1B) I have provided a link providing the link my opponent requested. Regarding my opponent's assertion that this is unlikely (despite my actual evidence showing otherwise) I would ask the voters to look at my argument involving the chance of any possibility over an infinite period of time. 2) My opponent completely disregarded my argument, likely because he didn't know how to refute it. The term 'suppose' did not imply belief, but a supposition of a factually possible situation. As per my link, I showed the events of quantum mechanics allow for an infinite amount of universes meaning the infinite possibility of life. 3) Wikipedia (www. wikipedia. org) has been shown to be nearly as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britanica. [. http://www.suite101.com...] All sources are written by people, wikipedia being a source that the most educated of people have the ability to edit. It is a legitimate source. If, however, my opponent does not believe so, I'll provide some other links. [. http://library.thinkquest.org...] [. http://physics.about.com...] [. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu...] [. http://arxiv.org...] On to the base of the argument, which my opponent once again has completely ignored. Life is a complex system that requires constant energy to survive. Trying to use the Second Law to apply to such a complex system so as to say more complex beings can't be formed is ridiculous. The second law applies to heat energy in its raw form --- not living beings. 4) My opponent claimed my refutation assumed the validity of macro evolution, but the original attack attacked the theory of macro evolution, and to defend it I would have to assume its existence. What my opponent just said basically amounted to "your point it irrelevant because you asserted the existence of something you are trying to prove". This is, of course, fallacious, and is, like the majority of my opponent's other refutations, a feeble attempt to ignore the actual content of my arguments. 5) According to [. http://www.talkorigins.org...], Lead dating is the most effective way of determining the age of the earth (4.55 billion years) to within an accuracy of 99%. This is not radio carbon dating, which my opponent has said to be flawed. CONCLUSION I have shown that in BOTH areas of the concept of macro evolution that it is a fact. The first part of the concept was actually debated by my opponent, while on the second concept my opponent didn't even attempt to refute. I appologize for my brief response, but my opponent's petty attempts to circumvent my arguments took little space to reveal.