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This section lists numerous questions in the area of evolution, creationism and intelligent design and related topics, and then presents answers based on best available scholarship. This material was assembled by the editor, except where otherwise indicated. Each page linked to below includes detailed references.

1. How are the dates of various geologic ages and fossil layers calculated? How accurate and reliable are they? Ages
2. Does the notion of irreducible complexity, as introduced by intelligent design writers, pose significant challenges to evolution? Complexity
3. What has been the outcome of court cases testing whether creationism and intelligent design constitute suitable material for public school instruction? Court cases
4. Have creationist writers uncovered significant technical issues that draw into question established theories of geology and evolution? Creationism
5. What is the evidence for or against the notion that species (including humans) have been individually designed? Design
6. What do modern studies of biological proteins and DNA among different species tell us about evolution? DNA
7. Do gaps in the fossil record present serious difficulties for the theory of evolution? Fossils
8. Have intelligent design writers uncovered significant technical issues that draw into question the established theories of geology and evolution? Intelligent Design
9. Can evolution generate truly novel biological features? Novelty
10. Do scientists understand the origin of life? What is the impact of this on evolutionary theory? Origin
11. Are there missing links in the fossil record between ancient primates and modern humans? Prehuman fossils
12. Do probability or information theory considerations pose significant challenges to evolution? Probability
13. Has speciation (the splitting of one species into two) ever been observed in nature? Speciation
14. Isn't evolution just a "theory"? Theory
15. Creationists argue that evolution violates the second law of thermodynamics. How do scientists respond? Thermodynamics.