Evidence? Has someone found a transitional form or a complete geologic column?
OKAY. This is going to be my last word on the subject, for I grow weary of trying to make a point that none of you apparently want to understand.
I think I'll start with a hypothetical assumption, as irrelevant as it may be. Let's assume that there is no God. Just suppose God, Buddha, Allah, or any other form of deity does not exist. Now let's assume that despite (quite literally) astronomical odds, a big explosion happened in space for no apparent reason. Even slimmer is the chance that this explosion would form one planet or star. Slimmer still are the odds that this explosion would form (again, literally) countless planets and stars. Imagine how small of a chance this is. You got an imaginable number in your head? Then obviously you're doing it wrong, because no human mind could imagine those odds. But I'm not done yet. Imagine, if you will, the ever-slimmer odds that one of these planets is exactly the right distance away from a star to have a climate not only within tolerance range of life, but within optimum range. Now, let's suppose that through STILL SMALLER chances, the atmosphere of this planet is also one that just happens to be a perfect combination of gases and elements needed to sustain life. Okay. NOW, suppose that with all these extremely unlikely accidents happening, that life beings on earth. The question of how this can happen, considering that pesky Law of Biogenesis, is one to be answered another time; this is all hypothetical. Let's just suppose for the sake of argument that this happens too, against all odds, which, if they were inconceivable before, are even more so now. Let's imagine that over millions of years, this life has gone through some mutations, each with a one-in-several million-chance of happening, let alone being passed on to future generations. Let's also suppose that all the other animals without these mutations die out. Warp several million more years into the future, and you have planet Earth, A.D. 2009. The global situation is grim, to say the least. There are religious nuts everywhere fighting and debating to the death that theirs is the only true religion. Conflict and wars abound. Moral issues and debates plague this era more than any other. Lawmakers squabble about such matters as the sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, the environment, and many, many others.
I fail to see how any of it matters. We were the result of an accident. No God exists; there is no higher purpose. We might as well just do whatever the heck we want, because if we're accidents, what right does anyone have to determine morality or the greater good? The only right is what we decide for ourselves. Down with government and laws!
With me so far? Let's take the other hypothetical route.
Let's assume that there is, in fact, a God. Let's assume that this God, for reasons known only to him, decides to create an entire universe. He places (quite literally) countless stars and planets in the sky. He makes at least one planet capable of supporting life, not only within tolerance range, but within optimum range. He places, on at least one planet, life of every sort, containing genes of every sort, allowing for near-limitless variety in species. Suppose then that he then creates a substantially different creature from the rest. He loves this creature deeply. How deeply? No human mind could imagine the depth. He creates this creature and tells him to take dominion over the planet he's on. Tells him to be a good steward. Naturally, being the all-knowing God he is, he also creates a wife for the man, so they too can reproduce and fill the earth. Warp several thousand years into the future. It's A.D. 2009. The global situation is grim, to say the least. There are false religions everywhere, constantly quarreling with other religions and your own faith, fighting over which is the true religion. Conflict and wars abound. Moral issues and debates plague this era more than any other. Lawmakers squabble about such matters as the sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, the environment, and many, many others.
God has commanded us to obey his laws, and that's what we need to do.
Obviously, this touches on more than evolution. I may well have missed something, so if anything seems incomplete, I apologize.
BOTTOM LINE:
Evolution = Accident, no morality, nothing awaiting us but oblivion.
Creationism = Providence, absolute law, eternal life for the soul.