A reasonable atheist (Score 1)

Wow, you managed to sum up the entire debate in two lines. I am a Christian and I believe in your option 1) also, which is why I think that this entire creation/evolution debate, while being very interresting, is a complete waste of time. You will not be convinced of the truth of Cristianity by this debate, any more than I will be convinced that it is a lie.

Actually, I have always suspected that the fossils were put in the ground using nano-technology. Who says that ancient peoples did not have the technology just because we have not found a three-thousand year old silicon wafer factory?