Speciation and the Animals on the Ark

ICR ^ | April 2009 | Daniel Criswell, Ph.D.

[GodGunsGuts]

Speciation and the Animals on the Ark

by Daniel Criswell, Ph.D.*

Many people who use biological data to support an old-earth position believe that the appearance of millions of animal species does not support a young earth interpretation of creation. Nor do they think that a recent global Flood would support the existence of a great number of animals today if Noah only took two of each kind on the Ark. However, the science of how speciation occurs, and the definition of a species versus the biblical kind, does explain how many variations of the same kind of animal can arise quickly from small populations, such as those on Noah's Ark...

[bert]

The we we have it..... the rind around the mind preventing rational thought

[atlaw]

If the ability to speciate rapidly is defined and frontloaded by the Creator, then it is not evolution.

Ok. Then what is it?

[GodGunsGuts]

It means that God created each kind with the ability to adapt to a range of environmental conditions. As such, it is INTELLIGENT DESIGN.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I’ve been arguing for 8 years that evolution is God’s process for creating us.

I’m simply surprised that ICR took this long to jump on the bandwagon. ;)

[DevNet]

Then why didn’t he design kids so they don’t get parasites?

[Notary Sojac]

“A devout clergyman, happening one day to see a crane wading in quest of food, pointed out to his son the perfect adaptation of the crane to get his living in that manner.

‘See,’ said he, ‘how his legs are formed for wading! What a long slender bill he has! Observe how nicely he folds his feet when putting them in or drawing them out of the water. He does not cause the slightest ripple. He is thus enabled to approach the fish without giving them any notice of his arrival!

‘My son,’said he,’it is impossible to look at that bird without recognizing the design, as well as the goodness of God, in thus providing the means of subsistence.’

“’Yes,’ replied the boy, ‘I think I see the goodness of God, at least as far as the crane is concerned; but after all, father, don’t you think the arrangement a little tough on the fish?’”

-R.G. Ingersoll