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"...verifiable evidence.."

That's the nub of discussion. Where is the evidence that one species' genetic material evolved over the eons to produce a new species. By that standard alone, you are a poor student of your own field of expertise.

I'm going to tell you to your face; An evangelical Christian you are not. The first tenet of evangelicals is that God created us in him own image.

Longevity is not the gold standard of evidence of proof...Earth-center of the universe, flat earth, diseases the result of evil spirits, etc. Those are all "scientific" positions held by the learned of their time. If the discussion were closed by the constraints which you place on evolution, where does that get us.

Just demonstrate that genetic mutations are viable as a process of new species formation. Mutations are fatal to the mutant. How many generations of fruit flies have been artificially modified genetically --- we still have fruit flies. Not enough time you say. Think of the amount of time it would take to in a natural setting.

The whole evolution argument is based on anecdotes, the fossil records. Taking those disparate examples and ordering them in a comprehensible way is very much in the tradition of the human mind. The human mind can not leave a mess. It will order the mess. Doesn't mean it's correct.