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Sorry shraf. Please define kind,
I can't. I have never been able to find a definition.
...which is why I asked.
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will, randomness, etc,....
If you cannot, then why are you mentioning these terms?
I would happy to define randomness as it pertains to evolution, although your demand that I define "will" is new and I am not sure why it is relevant.
However, YOU are the one who used the word "kind" in this thread.
I have never found a definition of that word, so I do not know what you mean when you use it.
..which is why I asked you to define it.
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On "kind", I have defined it before for you and you still bring it up.
I am terribly sorry. I don't remember seeing your definition of "kind". Could you please either link to the post where you defined it or provide it again for me?
Even better, you could participate in my new thread that is devoted to defining "kind" as you have used it. Faith is on her own in there and could really use your help. she is, in fact, under the impression that "kind" has no definition currently and that there is no consistent way at present to tell the difference between different "kinds".
Since you clearly DO have a definition, perhaps you could pop in on that thread and help us all out.
I, for one, am looking forward to learning from you, randman.
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If you don't want to learn, why should I repeat it for you.
Why don't you pretend that we're talking about Haeckel, but instead of talking about his drawings, substitute the definition of "kind"?
That way, you might not mind repeating yourself so much.
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Kinds refer to the theoritical life form groupings stemming from the first created life forms.
I am confused.
I thought that the first created life forms as listed in the Bible were the "kinds", not the life form groupings which have stemmed from them.
Also, how can I tell what "kind" an organism is? What consistent system can I use to tell where organisms should be grouped?
(Don't answer those questions here, please take them to the thread where Faith needs your help.)
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Barimonology is the study of kinds.
Yes, this a knew.
Can you link to a baraminology site which has a precise definition of "kind", and also describes the system they use to determine what "kind" a given organism fits into?
This message has been edited by schrafinator, 02-22-2006 09:56 AM