[burroak]

Point 1 - Refer to reply 148

Point 2 - If you can't read the Bible as a work of fiction and decide whether God is he/she/it, your powers of comprehension are suspect.

Point 3 - The fact is, the rocks are here. The arrangement of these rocks is just a pattern that a lot of evos like.

Point 4 - What does the theory of evolution add to the condition of mankind? Scientific theories, relating to the physical world, actually manifest themselves in tangible ways. What does the toe do? Why not leave the can of alphabet soup in the can instead of tryiing to write War and Peace with it?

[stormer]

" If you can't read the Bible as a work of fiction..."

I don't believe I referenced the bible directly, but there are a large number of religious texts, each the work of man and each fiction.

The "arrangement of rock", as you put it, has been the subject of debate since before the term geology was even coined. I may refer you to the 17th century works of Niels Stensen, aka Nicolai Stenosis, aka Bishop Nicolaus Steno, aka Saint Nicolaus Steno, and his views which have come to be regarded as "Steno's Principles".

If you are interested (which I doubt you are), you will find a wealth of information regarding the nature and structure of sedimentary rock and qualities regarding their deposition. These principles were in place long before evolutionary theory (as defined by Darwin) was developed.

Your final question, "What does the theory of evolution add to the condition of mankind?", is both interesting and troubling. Interesting in its ability to ignore the human capacity for knowledge and man's inquiry about that which is unknown, and troubling in that willful ignorance while engaged in the study of the natural world doesn't seem to bother you at all.