| Selected Topics | Predictions of the Young-Earth Creation Model | Predictions of the Old-Earth Evolution Model | The Evidence
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| Fossil Record | 1) Abrupt appearance of complex life | 1) Simple life to complex |  |
| 2) Simple and complex life together from the beginning | 2) Complex life always following simple life-forms | |
| 3) Stasis of kinds (sharp boundaries among types of plants and animals) | 3) Continuum of transitional forms from simple to complex | |
| 4) Ability to classify fossils by same criteria used today | 4) Difficulty classifying fossils by same criteria used today | |
| 5) Mosaics of complete traits in unique combinations (good design) | 5) Many bad designs which were replaced by more highly evolved life | |
