Debate: Creationism vs. Evolutionism
Side: evolutionism

You want the truth?An earnest question always seeks the truth.I have been reading my bible for many, many years now, and I have done quite a bit of research in addition. When I clicked on the link that lead me to the site you provided, I proved wrong five of the arguments with my logic and common sense. They attempted to point out the "discrepancies" in Genesis and in each argument they made one or more obvious blunders that blew their argument to pieces. I didn't base my answers on bible verses, that is what they did. I based my answers on knowledge and logic, something (as I said before) they chose to chuck out the window.The links I gave you simply evidenced the existence of plants in the Devonian era, and demonstrated the huge volume of research and other efforts that have gone into palaeontology. But then, you know more about the history of the Earth than all the people who actually study it, don't you? Have a shiny star.Sure. I will not include verses from the bible as I am sure it is the last thing an atheist would want to read.I've read it. It's horsecrap. it is your belief that the earth was uninhabitable for billions of years, not mine.I didn't think I was arguing with a cave man. If you want to deny every scientific fact that contradicts your misguided beliefs, then that is your business; just don't expect anybody of rational persuasion to take you seriously. Therefore my argument differs immensly to yours as man was made on the sixth day, not the 10 billionth day.You don't have an argument. All you have done is assert that X was so, because X is your belief. You haven't provided one shred of evidence (and a manifesto is not evidence) to support you claims, nor any rationality or logic.Then you look down on everybody who isn't as gullible and narrow-minded as you are; it's incredible.It is my experience that when debating it is not the opposition's duty to find evidence that is against what he/she believes, therefore if you want to convince me of something, it is you who should supply the evidence, vice versa.You are supposed to enter the debate with a decent or elementary knowledge of what you are disputing. How else can you have decided that it was wrong?How do I know it is true? Several reasons. But, is there any point in me listing them to an atheist? Translation: I have no credible reasons, but wish it to appear that I in fact have reasons beyond your comprehension. God tells us to believe and trust Him, so that has always been my first step. Secondly, I have a relationship with God; it is something that I wouldn't know where to begin to explain to an atheist. Those are the same reasons, and are self-referential. It is essentially saying that "I believe in God because I believe I have a relationship with God". Nonsense.Thirdly, there are hundreds of fullfilled prophecies in the bible; more than 300 prophecies were fullfilled by Christ Himself when He came here."The bible contains prophecies, which later sections of the bible then assert were fulfilled". More self-referential nonsense.Fourthly, the unique structure of the bible never ceases to amaze me; the 66 books written over an extensive time period yet in perfect unity with each other"The structure of the bible is appealing, therefore it must be the incontrovertible truth". Plain ridiculous.For example, if I tell you that this site is really incredible, that does not make it correct, and you may think that this site is rather dull. Just because words are spoken aloud, that does not make them accurate.Not even close to saying that "This site is actually a deity, responsible for the creation of all life in the universe". We are not discussing the validity of subjective opinions, we are discussing which school of thought is the objective truth.Again, I would have to state here that my Bible contains knowledge, and that is why I, a rational person, find it appealing.One's opinions cannot be both rational and faithful. You have to be very careful when making such a statement; I am not some blinded person that believes because I do not want to go to hell and that is it, I believe because I want to be with Christ for eternity.If you want to spend eternity with Christ, then this future appeals to you. Therefore, if you believe that this is to be because you want to be with Christ, you believe because it appeals to you.Although I am not an extreme fan of scienceThen you are an idiot. The contributions of science to mankind's situation are incalculable.You view my beliefs and automatically assume I am believing a fairytale because it is pink and wrapped in a little pink bow.I suspect that they are a fairytale because you will not even accept rational arguments to the contrary, you reference nothing but your manifesto, you affect contempt for everybody who does not share your delusions, whether they have good reason to or not; you flatly deny scientific facts, your beliefs themselves contradict multiple philosophical principles... I cannot tell you how wrong you areBecause I am not.like I said, I have been in certain situations where I was almost killed, I have been through things that not many have experienced, my faith has not always been an easy ride. I care nothing for your little life or its vagaries; they are entirely irrelevant.I ask you not to put me in the same basket as others who call themselves Christians yet are not fit to hold such a title; I am nothing like them.I don't put you into the "Christian" basket. You go into the "Lunatic" basket. Wrong, the burden of proof is on you. It is you who keeps failing to provide evidenceI posted several links, all of which provided what you sought. Perhaps you should try reading them. I have read your bible, perhaps you should read "The Origin of Species". Unlike your manifesto, mine is rational; it is supported by Mr. Darwin's observations.Then, I would point you to the work of Mr. Mendel. He introduced the concept of genetics. Genes are proven to exist, they are proven to be passed from parents to offspring; essentially to deny these basic facts is the imposthume of wanton ignorance.Evolution is a model which shows how these traits determine an organism's ability to survive in a given environment, and how traits which improve these capabilities can be acquired. I just don't understand on what basis you deny these theories.I think it is you who needs to grow up, grow a backbone and get those feet planted firmlyPart of growing up is recognising that fairytales like Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny and God are fabricates nonsense.