Annael: Now that I’ve thought about this discussion a bit, I’ve come to the conclusion that your basic question is something like “Why do people believe in evolution rather than in creation?” Going back over this thread, maybe I can answer that for you, at least in part. Please note that I’m not trying to change anyone’s mind or beliefs about anything, just answering that question.<BR><BR>First, let’s deal with “evolution”, using some of your own questions:<BR><BR><i>Has there ever been a single 'evolution' proven to ever have happen? </i><BR><BR>I’ve addressed that several times in my previous posts, by providing observed evolutionary changes on both the micro and macroevolutionary scales, for the plant and animal kingdoms.<BR><BR><BR><i>I believe there is a problem defining different species. It must be defined using chromosome chains, not physical characteristics</i><BR><BR>I’ve also addressed that in my previous posts, providing information on various studies of different species (mostly for the plant kingdom, because I didn’t see the need to extend the search any further).<BR><BR><BR><i>For you staunch evols out there, can you show me one creature that has been proven to have evolved from another creature”</i><BR><BR>Well, I’ve already done that in previous posts, both for the plant and animal kingdoms. How about a discussion on transitions between species on the mammalian scale?<BR><BR>http://asa.calvin.edu/ASA/resources/Miller.html<BR><BR>You might notice that this article is NOT from talkorigins.com (since you seem to have a problem with that site), but from the American Scientific Affiliation, a 60 year old organization of christian scientists (not Christian Scientists, by the way).<BR><BR>So, I’ve provided concrete proof that evolution occurs on the micro and macro scales. This is a vanishingly minute amount of the evidence that is easily available if one cares to look.<BR><BR><BR>Secondly, let’s look at the available evidence of “creationism”:<BR><BR>First, we have the Bible. Actually, we have several versions of the Bible. And if you want to expand your horizons, we have the “creation” stories of any number of past and present religeons, societies and peoples in different areas of the world.<BR><BR>But, unfortunately, the existence of a story, religeon, or mythology (however you wish to term it) does not constitute testable evidence of any kind. So is there any concrete, physical evidence of any sort at all to support the “creationist” argument?<BR><BR>*sound of crickets chirping and tumbleweeds rolling by in the desert wind*<BR><BR>As far as I have been able to find, the answer is no. The sole arguments for the “creationist” viewpoint are not evidence, but attempts to bypass, disregard or otherwise ignore the evidence in support of the “evolutionary” theory.<BR><BR>So back to your basic question, why believe one over the other? The simple answer is that there is proof for evolution, and none for creation. Setting aside religious belief, people tend to believe something that can be proven over something that cannot.<BR><BR>And with that, I shall bow out of the discussion. All these links and information I’ve found in quite a short period of time, using a simple web search on Yahoo. Anyone else could do the same, if they were truly interested in learning the differences in “evolution”, “creation”, and “natural selection”. I am growing very weary of doing other peoples research for them.<BR>