Science, Creation & EvolutionRing SpeciesIndeed you do not, as faith, by defnition, is irrefutable. However as the world moves us towards greater understanding through science many do feel their faith shaken and thus feel the need to defend their faith. Again, I do not offer speciation as proof. I do state that it is indicative and supportive of the basic concept. Again, things change. Given time the small changes equate to big changes. I also state that such a mechanism for change is parsimoneous, something sorely lacking in ID's accounts for the diversity of life on Earth. Even if Noah had taken all "kinds" into the ark rather than a representative of each species, there are simply too many mammals, plants, insects, fish, birds etc. that exist on the Genus level to ever have fit in the ark, even with the concession of "one of each kind". (See link below) Either it did not happen as the bible states, or there is evolution beyond speciation. http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ Index of all genus and subgenus names in zoological nomenclature from 1758 to 2004 - and these are just the animals... The vast majority of modern humans have indeed arisen over the past 5000-8000 years and this lends no weight to your position.
I invite you to repost the links to the above mentioned research as they are not readily available. On the non-atomic structure/light speed decay side of things, there are other methods of dating which place the Earth's age well beyond the 10,000 year-old Earth of the bible. Paleomagnetic and Archaeomagnetic Dating, Ice Core Dating, Varve Analysis are but a few. Again, I look at what evolution states. Short term evolution (speciation) demonstrates the basic principles are supported. Fossil records are indicitive of evolution. No other viable competing explanations currently exist. Evolution is the best explanation at this time. Evolution has demonstrated itself well enough for me to believe that it, or something very similar to it, has occurred to account for the vast diversity on Earth. |
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