Is evolution part of science?

[Earth]

How do you define science?

God wrote the Bible, so everything in the Bible is "science."

[12th Doctor]

Micro-evolution is proven beyond a shadow of any doubt what so ever.  It has been observed.  Bottom line.  From there, macro-evolution is just a series of micro-evolutions.  I really don't see where the debate is, here.

I think part of the problem is that people can see the changes that happen in their own lifetimes, but still deny macro-evolution because they simply cannot fathom how much how long a million years really is.  Just think about it... Homo Sapiens has been around for less than 1/5 of a million years, in its current form.

[12th Doctor]

That is addressed to people who believe in Day-Age Creationism, of course.  There is no hope for people who believe in Young Earth Creationism.

[dead0man]

There is no hope for people who believe in Young Earth Creationism.

That's not true.  Many people use to believe in it and have stopped.  If we stop trying to fix these people, we fail them.  There are many more that can be converted, we must continue to work them even if they are obstinate.  Sure, some will never see the light and it's fine to give up on individuals, but we must maintain the fight for the rest.

[Earth]

There is no hope for people who believe in Young Earth Creationism.

That's not true.  Many people use to believe in it and have stopped.  If we stop trying to fix these people, we fail them.  There are many more that can be converted, we must continue to work them even if they are obstinate.  Sure, some will never see the light and it's fine to give up on individuals, but we must maintain the fight for the rest.

Proselytize on behalf of science? Seems very pointless. If one chooses not to believe, fine; what does it matter? 

[pbrower2a]

Creationism is pseudo-intellectual junk in the same category as astrology.

Genetics, embryology, and the fossil record all attest to evolution. If you don't believe that formal change in life can happen without the Will of God, then look at... DOGS! We have dogs that look much like alligators (dachshunds), lions (terriers -- and their behavior is very much like that of Big Cats),  sheep (sheepdogs), bears (spaniels), and even horses (Great Danes). That comes from wolves, animals that most dogs resemble in shape -- let alone behavior. We have even been able to create dogs with suggestions of tiger markings. (Which fits -- considering what a dog becomes if it ever encounters a burglar).  If we can do that with one animal, then think what Nature can do with time and fortuitous accidents and natural selection -- like us.

Hint: we survive well enough around bears, big cats, hyenas, and large canids (including some of the domesticated ones that have the tools and appetites with which to eat us -- their choice and our persuasion). We would have never survived in the presence of T. Rex; neither could tigers.