evolve or adapt....there is a difference?
Somewhere in the taxonomy there is a line that gets crossed that says it's a new species, but what's being labeled doesn't always conform the rules laid out by whoever is making up the labels.
Evolution is commonly defined -- by evolutionists -- as genetic change. What that means, is that "evolution" is all around us at all times, and we see it happen on a daily basis. How convenient.
Adaptation actually is pretty easy to see. It consists of genetic change. In a lab, you can have fruitflies with certain wing configurations. Over time, a scientist can experiment and cause adaptation in the fruit flies so that the population has a different wing configuration. That is genetic change. That is adaptation. It is -- if you like -- evolution. Not too many people argue this and try to say "that is impossible", because we see it before our eyes.
Evolution -- the thrust of the theory -- is that all life has a common ancestor. That's a big change in the definition. This is the significant issue, because the Bible does not describe life coming into existence in that way. In the theory of evolution, life in one Kingdom, or one Plylum will (given enough time) change (evolve) into a different Kingdom or Phylum. Which is to say that a mollusk will (over millions of years) evolve into a dog. This is crossing of the classification boundaries and it is required by the Theory of Evolution. But it is pure speculation. No one has ever seen anything like it.
Adapatation is easy.
Evolution requires a leap of faith.