Originally Posted by pizzaguy
That better?

Umm, no.
"A gradual process in which something changes."
So, are you saying that you can ignore evolution when it occurs around you all the time?
The TB bacteria didn't
evolve from its older form to its antibiotic-resistant form today? The H1N1 virus didn't
evolve to its more deadly version? We do not see evolution happening around us because it occurs slowly. In those creatures that live a time-dilated lifespan it becomes easily visible.
Regardless of whether or not you believe that a diety created these scourges of the human race or not you cannot deny that the definition of evolution is occurring all the time. AND, why would it be a leap for any believer to simply admit that perhaps a god could spark evolution? Even if you believe that a diety created everything around you who's to say that the same diety couldn't have put the rest of this world's creatures on auto-pilot & let them evolve?
BTW, Pizza, I have tried
very hard to keep a civil tongue throughout this thread. The amount of material in this posting that remains unchallenged keeps growing & begs for a retort. But I have remained reasonably silent in deference to John & hopefully have not offended or insulted anyone here.
I wish I could feel that you have done the same. I am not so unintelligent or blind that I cannot see the insult behind your little 'ha-ha' definitions of atheism & evolution. I'm all for discussion on this matter but when you stoop to pretending that these little blurbs of 'wisdom' have any meaning, well sir, you've lost the argument.