03 Apr '05 21:19>1 edit
Originally posted by telerion
I've asked some Creationists around here to no avail, "What is the 'scientific' definition of a 'kind'?"
kind [ kīnd ]
noun
1. group of individuals that share features: a group or class of individuals connected by shared characteristics
What kind of fruit is this?
3. essence of something: the primary character of something that determines the class to which it belongs
I found these definitions in the encarta dictionary.
Though the Bible is not a science book, it does speak of things that are studied by scientists now. And it refers more generally to what we now have designated species or (more probably) phylum, as kinds.
But does it matter whether we can fit the word kind into the particular jargon of modern science? No. What it means is rather apparent to any reader. God simply made different types of creatures and they reproduce only within those groups.