Everyone makes mistakes. This is a fact of life. Within apologetics, this is no different. Perhaps the most common mistake, made by Christians, is to use the term micro-Evolution. This is a phrase generally used by fans of Kent Hovind, and I myself have actually used this term in the past. This is actually one of the reasons I closed down T.O.A.M. and restarted with TGK. The problem with the term micro-Evolution is that it basically means some Evolution, or little Evolution to be more literal. When a Christian says I believe in micro-Evolution, they are actually doing themselves a disservice, because it is not the AMOUNT of change that Christians dispute, it is the TYPE of change. A better term to use would be speciation. In the world today, there are many distinct species of animals that, despite their differences, are the same KIND of animal. For example, alpacas and llamas can interbreed to produce a huarizo, whales and dolphins can produce a wholphin, and a lion and tiger can produce a liger. Well ignore the fact that the huarizo is the only one whose name is not just a lazy mix of its parent species for now. The fact is, these creatures are the result of two different species of the same kind of animal interbreeding. These differences are real, noticeable differences between two species that are, most definitely, the same kind of animal. If they were not the same kind of animal, they could not interbreed. But, as stated earlier, it is not the AMOUNT of change that is disputed, it is the TYPE of change. All animals, within a created kind, have the same features. Big cats, no matter how diverse their species become, have always been produced by big cats, and they will always produce big cats. That is the distinction between speciation and Evolution. To put it into simple terms: Speciation is animal X becoming a different species of animal X. Evolution is animal X changing to the point where it can no longer be classified as being the same kind as animal X.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 04:30:00 +0000
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