Most of the list is pretty straight forward, but I'll comment on a few:
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6. Does evolution proceed from simplicity to complexity?
7. Does evolution proceed from lower to higher lifeforms?
8. Does evolution incorporate the notion of progress?
All of these are (more or less) questions of whether evolution is a function with a target. The answer to that is no. I do, however, find questions numbers 6 and 7 to be somewhat ambiguous. Let me phrase them slightly differently:
6 alt) Has the results of evolution been a change from only populations of simple life forms to also populations of more complex life forms? YES.
7 alt) Has the results of evolution been a change from only populations of lower life forms to also populations of higher life forms? YES
For whatever it's worth,
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe
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