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that the flu shot changes from year to year because the virus mutates. The flu virus changes. This is another way of saying the flu virus evolves. This is usually referred to as "microevolution". Dogs and cats are bred for particular characteristics. Horses are bred for speed on a race track. These small changes within a species are microevolution. When a creationist says they have a problem with accepting evolution, it is the "macroevolution" variety where one species turns into another. It is often viewed as an attempt to explain creation without a creator.

So, does evolution mean there is no creator? Obviously, there is a form of evolution going on every day, so the obvious answer should be "No". Is there anything preventing God from creating everything through an evolutionary process? Again, the answer is "No", so the real question boils down to: "Did God create everything using the evolutionary process?" The answer may not be as straight forward as you assume!

The problem evolution has is that dogs breed dogs, cats breed cats, horses breed horses, etc. It is assumed that mutations in a particular population given enough time will accumulate until the population has evolved into a different species and will be incapable of breeding with other populations that evolved separately. Of course, none of us have been around long enough to observe this, so we have to rely upon other things such as fossil evidence. The Bible, though, says each "kind" breeds after its "kind". Exactly what makes a "kind" is no small matter of debate, either. However, it does partially address why different species have difficulty producing offspring. If God had used evolution to create life, then it isn't illogical to assume He would have had some sort of hand in guiding the outcome, thus overcoming any barrier of species. It could be the timing of when He established the "kind" rule. There may have been a set time that "kind" would produce "kind" that may or may not have been in effect previously. This may sound like pure conjecture, but let me assure you it will become clearer very soon.

Floods and Fossils

Creationists sometimes are referred to as "Young Earth Creationists" because of their interpretation that the earth cannot be more than 10,000 years old. This forces the belief that the fossils we see are all the result of a single catastrophe usually known as either the Deluge or Noah's Flood. Since the Bible is silent about fossils, we are given only the fossil record and reference

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