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Nope. Everyone sees the same evidence. They see the same fossil record, the same geological formations, the same radioactive decay. Whereas the evo side has scientific theories to explain this evidence, the creationists have to resort to ignoring it or claiming it's a fraud. They have nothing to offer as an explanation that takes into account all the evidence; rather they nit pick bits and pieces here and there, never seeing the forest for the trees.

For example, we know that some organisms have existed at different times than other organisms but that they appear to be related structurally to those earlier organisms. From this we can conclude that the later organisms are related to, and possibly descended from the earlier ones. The only other explanation is that the earlier organisms died out and the later ones popped into existence afterward. Neither science nor the Bible support this view, yet that is what creationists have to believe. Of course, they won't tell you this -- it is pert near impossible to get a creationist to actually tell you what it is he believes. Note the ongoing discussions between balrog666 and Boiler Plate if you need an illustration.

re: your post #860.

How do you "know" that totally different organisms decended from some previous totally different organism. Seems to me you have to have either: (1) observed this personally or, (2) have absolute proof that one species descended from another.

I personally have seen no absolute evidence presented by the evols in the threads I have read here on Free Republic. In general, making an absolute conclusion and then "proving" that conclusion with pictures and other assumptions is not proof.

I have a question that perhaps you can help me with. How did the billions of gallons of oil get to us? I've heard that oil normally originates from animal matter. If so, how did this happen? I personally have a hard time seeing how the oil got here if slowly evolving life has occured in the past.