I found an infinite number of postings about the subject with scientists and tindividuals using the term. I know what they are referring to. Debate about this kind of thing sort of reminds me of the time a well known pastor (in his region) got into a heated discssion about religion and theology with another fellow I know and exhibted let’s say less than very nice terminology forgetting the highest commandments and not exactly exhibiting “fruits of the spirit”. You can argue until you’re blue in the face but its a term used that generally refers to species from what I can tell but then again I’m no scientist.
Yes, but not by scientists, which was freedumb's original point. (Actually, it's not crystal clear what creationists mean by the term--it's sort of a "I know it when I see it" situation.) Sure scientists use the term, in statements like "creationists talk about kinds, but it's a meaningless term." But that doesn't mean they actually use the term to refer to species themselves. Surely you can see the difference.