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A good thought experiment goes back to the basics and builds up layer by layer to see if a conclusion makes sense.
We can talk in terms of species, or we can talk in terms of kinds, they mean the same thing much of the time but perhaps there are subtleties that differ the two. How do we determine what a "kind" is?
Can we produce one kind from another kind? If a lion and a tiger mate to produce a liger or tigon, is this a new kind? Biblically, where did giants come from? Are they are new kind that emerged from humans? I think there is no escaping the process of speciation (the emergence of new kinds). If you agree, let me know and I'll give you the next set of questions. If not, why not?
A good thought experiment goes back to the basics and builds up layer by layer to see if a conclusion makes sense.
We can talk in terms of species, or we can talk in terms of kinds, they mean the same thing much of the time but perhaps there are subtleties that differ the two. How do we determine what a "kind" is?
Can we produce one kind from another kind? If a lion and a tiger mate to produce a liger or tigon, is this a new kind? Biblically, where did giants come from? Are they are new kind that emerged from humans? I think there is no escaping the process of speciation (the emergence of new kinds). If you agree, let me know and I'll give you the next set of questions. If not, why not?
I don't care much if people believe in evolution, grativity, the flat earth, quantum mechanics, ghosts, aliens or the loch ness monster. What I do care about is people who say that belief or disbelief in any of these things is a requirement to be a Christian. They bring this to mind: But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
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A day is as a thousand years - to God. A day is a day to us. When God declared the days of creation, they were literal days. How else could you have "evening and morning"? If God was being figurative, "evening and morning" are meaningless. Now there is no reason why each day could not be separated by a period of time. How long that might be, we don't know.
"Day" is highly significant in God's word. He measures our life in days, His mercies are new every morning, goodness and mercy follow us all our days. Each day has its own problems. Lord Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow. So when God introduces the day as a unit of time, He means it.
"Day" is highly significant in God's word. He measures our life in days, His mercies are new every morning, goodness and mercy follow us all our days. Each day has its own problems. Lord Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow. So when God introduces the day as a unit of time, He means it.
An interesting third approach.
Evening and morning could refer to the decline or rise of that characteristic period. One would have to compare to other scripture to test for significance.
Even with a gapless seven 24 hour creation, what is the significance of evening and morning except to differentiate days? Consider the fact that the literal interpretation of creation doesn't have a sun until midweek. Prior to that it was God Himself that divided day and night.
Evening and morning could refer to the decline or rise of that characteristic period. One would have to compare to other scripture to test for significance.
Even with a gapless seven 24 hour creation, what is the significance of evening and morning except to differentiate days? Consider the fact that the literal interpretation of creation doesn't have a sun until midweek. Prior to that it was God Himself that divided day and night.
Nothing can occur in nature without an instruction set, any more than a cat wandering around on a keyboard (as mine does sometimes) will produce an app. God placed genetic codes into His creation that determines what that creature will be. My understanding is that a vast array of codes were placed in the initial creatures. So, for example, Adam incorporated every race in his genetic makeup.
If the genetics are close enough, a certain degree of mix and match can occur, such as "ligers". Mules are a result of cross breeding donkeys and horses. However, few of the hybrids are fertile and cross breeding is still the best way to produce mules.
No one even thinks of crossing a whale with a penguin. Obviously they are not sufficiently alike. Speciation occurs when a particular variation is better suited to its environment. The pepper moth was once touted as evidence for evolution. It seemed to change from a light to a dark colour. However, when its environment changed, the light version of the moth became predominant once more. As the background became lighter once more, so the dark moth became more visible to predators.
Hard to know with giants. Goliath almost certainly had a thyroid problem, which is the usual cause of giantism. In reality, David was in little danger from Goliath, as long as he did not get too close. A sling and stone was the ancient equivalent of a rifle, up against a spear and a sword. David had 5 stones, just in case. He only needed one.
If the genetics are close enough, a certain degree of mix and match can occur, such as "ligers". Mules are a result of cross breeding donkeys and horses. However, few of the hybrids are fertile and cross breeding is still the best way to produce mules.
No one even thinks of crossing a whale with a penguin. Obviously they are not sufficiently alike. Speciation occurs when a particular variation is better suited to its environment. The pepper moth was once touted as evidence for evolution. It seemed to change from a light to a dark colour. However, when its environment changed, the light version of the moth became predominant once more. As the background became lighter once more, so the dark moth became more visible to predators.
Hard to know with giants. Goliath almost certainly had a thyroid problem, which is the usual cause of giantism. In reality, David was in little danger from Goliath, as long as he did not get too close. A sling and stone was the ancient equivalent of a rifle, up against a spear and a sword. David had 5 stones, just in case. He only needed one.