In a certain group, a gentleman placed quite a popular meme of a pigeon on a chessboard and the following text
“Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like playing chess with a pigeon; it knocks the pieces overs, craps on the board and flies back to its flock to claim victory – S.D.Weitzenhoffer”
In the following article, the author allude that ridicule was fine and it appeared that the comment section was discussing the evolution vs creation debate… and of course the evolutionists were claiming victory…
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Should-Christian-beliefs-be-ridiculed-20150526
However, I want my piece of the fun as well
So let make the "rules" or criteria clear for this debate...The scientific theory in question is evolution. Evolution is clear that it does not required a Godlike or supernatural entity to start (create) or sustain it.
For this debate I will accept that position as true so we can’t use the "goddidit " or that "I am a creationist" or "you don’t understand evolution" or you are misrepresenting what evolution is” retort during the discussion.
To limit the excuses of “moving the goal post" some things need to be agreed.
Facts are things have current, testable, repetitive, natural occuring, reproducable empirical evidence in an unassisted human controlled environment… This is based on the Scientific method and thus should be welcomed by the ridiculers of creationists.
To determine its validity one needs to provide current, testable, repetitive, natural occurring, reproducible empirical evidence in a unassisted human environment that evolution is fact with the addition that it happens above the genus taxonomic level thus applicable life form moved from one phylum, class, order etc. above genus level to a totally different phylum, class, order etc. in an unassisted human controlled environment...
Below the genus level, evolution cannot explain the diversity of life, only speciation...
“goddidit” and “timedidit” in this case is equally flawed on current data
The fossil record only proves a life form existed.
Let us see who shits on the chessboard...