Misconceptions of Evolution

Misconception: Gaps in the fossil record disprove evolution.

Truth: Evolutionary scientists would say that many of the animals may not have become fossils but that does not mean that those animals never existed. People should not expect scientists to find every fossil or every animal that ever lived.
Critics would say that though gaps in the fossil record do not completely disprove evolution, the gaps, however, leave many questions unanswered. Some questions are: Where are all the "missing links" that evolutionists talk about? Why can't scientists find any of the "missing links"?

Misconception: Evolution is not observable or testable.

Truth: Evolutionary scientists would say that many people misunderstand that evidence of evolution is not found inside a laboratory but in observations of the world. Scientists see many examples of micro-evolution through animals adapting to their environments, such as, the tortoises and the finches in the Galapagos Islands. They say that we cannot see macro-evolution because the process is much slower and unable to be seen except over millions of years.
Critics say that macro-evolution is not testable. Evolutionists state, however, that genetic mutations cause different species to evolve. For one thing, aren't all genetic mutations bad or neutral? Scientists have yet to show one genetic mutation that is good or contains new genetic information. Also, if evolution happened and is happening, shouldn't there be "in-between" forms today, partially evolved creatures? Should there not be at least one fossil of an "in-between" form throughout all the billions of animals? We have no evidence of the "in-between" forms. Micro-evolution, however, is observable because we can see animals adapting to their habitats.