SLPx writes:
As for a definition of species, does it not stand to reason that if there were discreet created 'kinds' that such a definiton should be self-evident?
But defining species has its own problems and complexities. I don't think the difficulties associated with defining "kind" should be what casts the term into a negative light. For me it is instead the basis of its definition that is the problem. Science must follow the evidence from the natural world and not depend upon authority, and by this measure the definition of "kind" lacks a scientific foundation.
--Percy