[FastCoyote]

"explain all the scientific data in the field it is concerned with and that no evidence contradicting the theory be true."

God created the world in 6 days - the theory

The universe is 12 billion years old - the evidence (from Hubble)

Therefore by your criteria God does not exist. However, I believe both in evolution and God, and in the nose on the front of my plain face. So, I think you are hallucinating.

[gore3000]

Therefore by your criteria God does not exist. However, I believe both in evolution and God,

It is interesting that when shown scientific evidence against their theory evolutionists start attacking religion and calling it scientifically false. Shows to me that their belief in evolution is not based on science (since they are unwilling to defend it on scientific grounds). Instead their adherence to evolution is clearly based on a materialistic/atheistic view of life derived from hatred at any sort of superior being. You and your friends can believe as you like. However, if you cannot defend your theory on scientific grounds, then at least be honest enough to admit that it is a religious belief totally based on personal predilections.

[Dimensio]

Therefore by your criteria God does not exist. However, I believe both in evolution and God, and in the nose on the front of my plain face.

Your words are lost on gore3000. Gore3000 has created a false dichotomy where you either believe that evolution is true AND you are an atheist or you are a Biblical literalist. Facts and reality are simply inconviences to be ignored.

[rwfromkansas]

Other theory: God created the world in 6 days, but he did it 12 billion years ago.

Why does every one assume that all who disbelieve evolution are young earth creationists?

God creating the world in 6 days has no bearing on WHEN he did so.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I think you were aiming somewhere else. I am a famous theistic evo (at least at home).

[horseloverdani]

Yes, the 'theory' says that God created the earth in 6 days, BUT, it was not the original creation! It was a recreation. The earth had existed long before God recreated it as it says in Genesis. So I'm sure the earth IS 12 billion years old--probably even older--, but it also says that God CREATED man after the recreation!