Cat Variety: Created Kind or Evolution?
Today we have many “species” of cats. Biologists agree that all of the cat “species” we see today have come from an original cat “kind.” As cats spread across the world they began to look very different through natural selection and mutations, but this is not evolution. God created cats on day 6 of the creation week with all the DNA they needed to have long hair or short hair, stripes or spots, be big or small, and be able to roar or purr. It is very likely that all the cats we see today (including lions, tigers, leopards, and your house cat) are grandchildren of the two cats that were on Noah's ark.
The Bible uses the phrases “after their kind” or “after his kind” 10 times during the creation week in Genesis 1. Today we may not be able to exactly tell what the original “kinds” were, but many scientists think it was close to the taxonomic classification of “family.”
It is very likely that all the cats we see today (including lions, tigers, leopards, and your house cat) are grandchildren of the two cats that were on Noah's ark.
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Mutations are copying errors that negatively alter the information in the DNA. These negative changes in the good genes God created may show up in a flawed “species” of animal, but they will always be within the same “kind.” Sometimes we see animals lose features, but this is the opposite of evolution.
Real Science in Biology Confirms the Bible's History is Correct
Every day the flu virus mutates, but it will always be a virus. Some bacteria are immune to antibiotics, but they are still the same kind of bacteria. Some roaches are resistant to pesticide, but they will always be a roach. It is against the laws of nature for a reptile to turn into a bird or an ape to turn into a man because God did not create them with that DNA. Cats will always have kittens and never evolve into another “kind” of animal, just like the Bible says.
Genesis 1:24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind...
External Links:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n4/purring-cats-roaring-tigers
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v5/n2/variety-within-kinds
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/aid/v3/n1/zonkeys-ligers-wholphins
Cat images from wikimedia.org.
