[js1138]

I have yet to meet an anti-evolutionist who does not understand the basic tenets of evolution.

You haven't been reading these threads. I invite you to provide links to any posts by creationists or ID proponents that demonstrate a basic understanding of evolution.

I don't mean they have to agree with it, but they must state the theory in a way that would be acceptable to a biologist.

[hopespringseternal]

Creationists do not have theories, at least in the scientific sense of the word, so they can debate till the cows come home. Science is more constrained because of its reliance on evidence.

Oh but I have been reading these threads. The more esoteric the argument is against evolution, the more the poster is subject to ad hominem attacks. I have seen some excellent technical questions posed about evolution theory only to see the person posing the question attacked relentlessly with no attention paid to the basic point of the question.

Someone asking the same sort of question in any other field will be answered first and ridiculed later if they persist in ignoring the explanation. True believers in evolution simply believe themselves above being questioned.