Does an atheist have to believe in evolution?

Hey EZ, I'm not sure, rereading DrFrost's post 19 that everyone seems to be up in arms about, that s/he "doubts the overall theory". S/He makes the quite reasonable point that not everything about the ToE has the same evidential basis. I think s/he was essentially agreeing with you (or you with him/her) when you say: That looks pretty much like what s/he was saying. I especially liked the part where s/he said:

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As for the original post, if you don't have a reason to disagree with science then why do so?

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That doesn't sound like someone disagreeing fundamentally with the most important principle in biology to me.

Really? I'm curious: what answer is that?

Since it was your assertion that you knew the answer that an atheist would give, perhaps you could provide a summation of (at least) your perception of the question. Telling me to go back through 4 years of posts simply doesn't address the question. I'm curious as to what YOU think atheists might say. Thanks.