Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: Rikk Watts on Genesis 1

[Terry Clifton]

Caroline Wong wrote: Hi Terry;   I was surprised when I found out that hard-core young earth creationists also believed in evolution. They believe that God created one type of each animal and they evolved into different species. (ex. one elephant which later became 2 (or more?) elephant types). This was a necessary belief because of the number of species today and the size of Noah's ark. The biblical principle is that whatever God commands, He also gives the ability to fulfill that command. After He created the animals, He commanded them to multiply and fill the earth. It was necessary for bears to evolve to fill niches from the tropics (the sun bear) to the arctic (polar bear) and places in between. Our DNA code is incredibly flexible in responding to environment. Shortly after coming to the New World, the Maine Coon appeared - a stocky long haired cat with a double coat that is more suited to North American weather. The early settlers thought a cat must have mated with raccoons, hence the name.   Love,   Caroline ===================================================================== I am not certain that an animal that has adapted is the same as one which has evolved.  There is no doubt that habitat (food, cover, temperature ) would cause them to adapt, but that is a long way from a dinosaur becoming a turkey. Thanks for that info by the way.  I had never heard that form any creationist on Christian radio. Terry