I was just wondering how this could be an age old debate when the idea of evolution has only been around since the 19th century? I thought age old debates required more... age.

just wanted to say a few things on here: 1) one person made a comment about evolution as sounding preposterous. but trust me, it is no more preposterous than what the bible says about man's creation, or any other religion for that matter. god took adam's rib and made a woman out of it? he formed man out of dust? he created a perfect garden, yet stuck a tree in the middle of it that no one was allowed to eat? and don't get me started on angels having sex with humans and creating a race of giants. yes, that's what the bible says. oh and a talking serpent, can't forget the talking serpent. 2) as someone else on here said, religion and evolution are not mutually exclusive, they don't cancel each other out. if you want to believe in god, where's the harm in thinking that god set this world in motion and that evolution is just one more piece of the clockwork puzzle that he created to run on and do his work. in fact, the creation myth from the bible seems to parallel many modern scientific beliefs: the big bang being the light that the planets then sprang forth from, the rivers and oceans coming next to cool these planets, then life forms in the oceans, then life forms on land, then mankind. the only problem is that the bible actually offers two different creation myths, one in which man comes last (or rather, man then woman... and the cheese stands alone, hi ho the dairy o), and one in which god makes animals to please a bored man, then makes a woman to please a bored man. but if we go w/the first one (and the one that appears first in the bible) then it does follow along a scientific and evolutionary timeline. 3) if the big problem here is that evolution doesn't take into account how "god created this in one day and that in one day" just chalk it up to a misinterpretation or mistranslation of the bible and be done w/ it. you know they DO exist after all. even in english, a day doesn't have to mean a time span of 24 hours. us old folks like to say things like "back in my day..." and not mean 24 hours ago. 4) my own beliefs have changed immensely over my lifetime, and continue to change and evolve. i'm not even sure what i believe anymore.

...which sits on a bed of clouds in the 4th dimension, and whose Almighty Ruler (known only as "Ì"), creator of the entire 3rd dimension, often pays visits to planet Earth, waiting for the day when humans will evolve to the point of finally being able to see Him.

Some vaild and good points, you presented this article very well and I am glad you did. Thank you.