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the details can get kind of tricky if you are ignorant of the Scientific method.

I am not ignorant of the scientific method, and acutely aware of the fact that the scientific method cannot be applied to the ToE as it relates to mammals evolving from non-mammals, or even to eukaryotic cells evolving from prokaryotic cells.

At one time there were no mammals with hooves or wings... At one time there were no placental mammals...

Science has not been able to observe the appearance, nor produce in experimentation, any of these things from anything that is not already one of these things. This would be a critical step in the scientific method.

As for the "nylon-eating bacteria", if it started out as bacteria and its still bacteria, then that's not the kind of change that I'm arguing against.

Science has not been able to observe the appearance, nor produce in experimentation, any of these things from anything that is not already one of these things. This would be a critical step in the scientific method.

Sorry, your understanding of the scientific method is incorrect.

You are absolutely ignorant of the Scientific method AND evolution if you think that the former is non-applicable to the latter. I suggest you review any number of Scientific journals dealing with evolution or phylogeny. Try...

www.mymedline.com

then enter the search term “evolution” and then tell me that of the thousands of Scientific articles cited you cannot find a single one that utilizes the Scientific method.

You think evolution is incapable of ‘adding information’ or ‘increasing complexity’, no?

If so then the mutations in an enzyme that formerly broke down an ester but was incapable of breaking down nylon; such that now it is a rather poor digester of ester but an excellent digester of nylon is certainly ‘adding information’. Formerly it couldn’t break down nylon, now it does little else. Evolution, and an example of increased “information”/”complexity” to boot.

So do you believe that hoofed and winged mammals were there right from the beginning? You can admit it. No need to be embarrassed.

I am not ignorant of the scientific method, and acutely aware of the fact that the scientific method cannot be applied to the ToE as it relates to mammals evolving from non-mammals, or even to eukaryotic cells evolving from prokaryotic cells.

Science can document mammals evolving from non-mammals in the fossil record and in genetic studies. However, your objection is based on ignorance. Species, genus, family etc. are artificial constructs created by taxonomists to help in understanding how different living things are related. "Species" do not exist in nature. Whales and dolphins mate to produce wholphins. Tigers and lions mate to make ligers. Look at the Platypus if you want to see an intermediate form on the reptile-mammal part of the DNA/ life continuum