(February 13, 2015 at 1:21 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote:I'm aware of that, I was Just putting it simply, this isn't the first time i've had this discussion.(February 13, 2015 at 12:24 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Dogs evolve from Dogs. In that sense I don't consider the frogs to be different species.
You do realize dogs didn't come about naturally? We bred them from wolves.
This is "artificial selection", as opposed to "natural selection", but the same process is involved. This is how life gradually changes over time. You are correct that cats don't evolve into dogs. If such a thing happened, it would disprove evolution. However, when you look at going from wolf -> dog -> chihuahua, you can see the process at work.
http://atheistforums.org/thread-31486-page-12.html
(March 8, 2014 at 3:27 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: did you miss the part in the definition where is states "category of things"My stance is was always that Noah for instance, never took two of every single animal on to the Ark, the Bible clearly state he took two of each "sort" or "category" or "group".
ie. the different family of animals.
Equidae
Ursidae
Canidae
Felidae
Cervidae
get it now?
Quote:Genesis 6:19so what ever two "canines" he took aboard the Ark are the ancestors of all the canines we have today, the animals that he didn't take went extinct.
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
I believe animals can evolve within their group, I don't believe however, that all creatures evolved from the same ancestor.