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For me this started when I requested evidence that things/animals/whatever evolved into something else entirely and was put down for not accepting the evidence they tried to use as evidence. Since then I've asked them to answer a simple question of where are the transitional fossils between those they say became something else, and they have not answered the question. They just called me bigoted and uneducated. Then they wanted me to provide my evidence for some claim I never made.

100 years from now, once we've got a really good grip on recombinant DNA technology, these questions will not be understandable.

That's because by then everything and everybody will have been subjected to engineered changes.

We'll wonder how we ever did without it too!

Since then I've asked them to answer a simple question of where are the transitional fossils between those they say became something else, and they have not answered the question.

I have posted evidence of transitional fossils.

Your belief system prohibits you from recognizing the evidence I posted. Not much more that I can do.

Except maybe quote Heinlein:

Belief gets in the way of learning.
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973

"For me this started when I requested evidence that things/animals/whatever evolved into something else entirely and was put down for not accepting the evidence they tried to use as evidence. Since then I've asked them to answer a simple question of where are the transitional fossils between those they say became something else, and they have not answered the question. They just called me bigoted and uneducated. Then they wanted me to provide my evidence for some claim I never made."

Archaeopteryx is a transitional along the sequence of dinosaur to bird.

Sinonyx, Pakicetus, Ambulocetus, Rodhocetus, Basilosaurus, Dorudon are transitionals along the sequence of Artiodactyl to Cetacean. This sequence is also backed up by molecular and morphological evidence.

OK. Your turn. Why are these not evidence of the evolution of one species into another species? Hand waving and just claiming they aren't is not an argument. I can provide links to detailed reasons they are considered transitional. I expect you to provide no less.