Surely the fossils prove evolution?
If the creation scenario is true, we would expect to find that the rock layers were deposited rapidly. We would expect distinct kinds of fossilised creatures with no intermediate forms, and we would expect to see fewer kinds living today than in the fossil record, because of extinctions. If, on the other hand, evolution theory is true, we would expect that the rock layers would have been laid down slowly over millions of years. We would expect that there would be an ongoing transition from fossil invertebrates changing into fish, then into amphibians and on to reptiles, to birds and beasts. There would surely be an increase in the numbers of different kinds of animals with time, as Darwin’s ‘evolutionary tree’ branched out.
