Thread:TheSquidychicken/@comment-31308946-20170525193032/@comment-67.221.101.146-20170605181815

Hi everyone, I am kinda late to the thread. I believe the same as Squidy. (I am actually his older brother.) He makes a lot of good points, and I'd be happy to help him answer specific questions you guys have. Please don't expet my answers super fast though since I am currently in medical school studying for boards lol. Also, keep in mind that I only skimmed the thread so if I misquote or misrepresent a previous opinion please let me know. I did want to comment on what someone said about micro vs macroevolution since i have taken more science classes than my squidy. It is important to a debate such as this to be as specific as possible in definitions. I believe when Squidy references evolution he is trying to dispute macroevolution. From a scientific perspective MICROevolution is a proven fact since it has been observed and can be repeated by people such as breeders (you can even do it in minecraft to get rid of different colored sheep you don't want - selective breeding is forced microevolution). Someone had asked how two dogs on the ark could have made all the dogs we see today. Well in answer to this I must reference taxonomical levels. If you have taken a high school science class you have probably memorized them: Domain> Kingdom> Phylum> Class> Order> Family> Genus> Species. Part of the reason why the ark account is considered so unbelievable is because it is misrepresented. Critics of the ark will wonder how all the species fit on the ark. But Noah did not have to bring all the species on the ark. The Bible said he took two of each "kind" which today we would define as the "Family" level in the taxonomical hierarchy. The two he would have taken would have been "mutts," genetically diverse enough that through the process of MICROevolution they could repopulate the earth with the species we see today. Also, Genesis tells us that two of each animal only applied to animals considered unclean by ancient Hebrew law. Clean animals Noah brough seven, which is why he could afford to make a sacrifice after disembarking without ruining the future of all sheep. That's all for now I think, but keep this thread going! It's good to see a conversation without people starting to throw names around and not get any actual quality information across.