Speciation

Galápagos Islands

An aura of mystery surrounds the Galápagos Islands, located off South America’s coast in the Pacific Ocean. Why are so many species of animals found only on these islands? Why do they play such a prominent role in the debate over origins?

Species and Kinds Are Not the Same

As creationists, we must frequently remind detractors that we do not deny that species vary, change, and even appear over time. The biodiversity represented in the 8.7 million or so species in the world is a testament, not to random chance processes, but to the genetic variability and potential for diversification within the created kinds.

Is Fixity of Species Biblical?

Before the time of Charles Darwin, a false idea had crept into the church—the belief in the “fixity” or “immutability” of species. According to this view, each species was created in precisely the same form that we find it today. The Bible nowhere teaches that species are fixed and unchanging.

Species, Families, and Kinds

While biologists debate what constitutes a species, the Bible alludes to a much broader category, called a “kind.” The biblical kind often includes many different species, but they still belong to the same family.

Articles About Speciation

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Book Chapter
Is Speciation Evidence for Creation or Evolution?

Oct. 3, 2020 from The New Answers Book 4
We still see God’s creativity unfolding before our very eyes in a different way in the birth of each child.
Magazine Department Article
Crayfish Clone Army

Nov. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine
The term rapid speciation is no joke when it comes to the marbled crayfish.
News
Study: 90% of Species Have a Recent Origin

June 7, 2018 from Ken Ham Blog
Nine out of ten species alive today have arisen in the last 200,000 years, according to a genetic study looking at select portions of DNA from 100,000 species.
Book Chapter
Species, Speciation, and the Genesis Kind

Sept. 30, 2017 from Essays on Origins: Creation vs. Evolution
Evolutionists seek to explain the origin of species from a single, hypothetical, primordial life-form by means of progressive change and natural selection.
Why Don’t More People Accept the Young-Earth View of Speciation?

Aug. 6, 2016 from The Origin of Species After the Flood
All of these data together lead to testable scientific predictions that put the evolutionary and old-earth creation models to shame.
Did Natural Selection Play a Role in Speciation?

July 30, 2016 from The Origin of Species After the Flood
When God created the kinds, He frontloaded them with genetic differences—with the potential to form all sorts of new species and varieties.
Bird Speciation from the Flood to the Present

May 13, 2016
A scientist with a biblical worldview has to account for the different species of birds found today in each created bird kind from the Flood to the present.
A Follow-up Response to Professor Keathley’s Erroneous Claims

March 31, 2016 from Why Do So Many Reject Creation Science?
If Keathley is unable or unwilling to get the most basic facts right about his opponents, should he be taken seriously when he tries to criticize them?
Does Ken Ham Embrace Evolution?

March 30, 2016 from Why Do So Many Reject Creation Science?
Kenneth Keathley distinguishes our view from universal common ancestry, but putting “Ken Ham Embraces Evolution” as the title of his post is highly misleading.
Book Chapter
2.7 Speciation, Yes; Evolution, No

March 28, 2016 from Creation: Facts of Life
If evolutionists really spoke and wrote only about observable variation within kind, there would be no creation-evolution controversy.
In-Depth Article
Red Wolf Species Classification Affirms Biblical Creation, Puzzles Evolutionists

March 14, 2016 from Answers in Depth
As researchers sequence the DNA of more organisms, they find species (like the red wolf) they called unique physically are not so unique genetically.
Magazine Article
Revisiting Darwin’s Laboratory

Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
The Galápagos Islands are a scientist’s dream come true.
Speciation and Evolution's Power

Sept. 1, 2012 from News to Know
Does speciation really demonstrate “evolution’s power”?
Super-Sized Ants

Jan. 14, 2012 from News to Know
Supersoldier ants said to “illuminate evolutionary processes”
Nile Crocodile Actually Two Separate Species

Sept. 24, 2011 from News to Know
If you swim with African crocodiles, better check their I.D. first.
Number of Estimated Species Reaches 8.7 Million

Sept. 3, 2011 from News to Know
Classification scheme is key to species count.
Flies with Lice

May 28, 2011 from News to Know
Nomadic lice hitching a ride on flies direct the course of evolution. Hmmm.
Snails Go On the Offensive

May 21, 2011 from News to Know
The venom gland in a poisonous mollusk sheds light on the origin of defense/attack structures.
Will Bennett's "Chaos Theory of Evolution" Catch On?

Oct. 23, 2010
Only time will tell whether Keith Bennett’s “chaos theory of evolution” will catch on, but we’ll at least give his new idea a listen.
Killer Whales Quickly Evolving?

Sept. 4, 2010
Killer whales “are still evolving, and quickly,” BBC News reports. But is it really so?
Man’s Best Friend

Aug. 7, 2010
Some say dogs are man’s best friend, and that seems to be true for creationists as well.
Kangaroos from America?

July 31, 2010
The kangaroo may be an Australian icon, but according to some scientists, kangaroos and other marsupials have American roots.
No Speciation?

May 8, 2010
Rapid speciation (multiple species descending from a single population) is often cited as confirmation of the creation worldview. Can we say the same when no speciation occurs?
Where Small Dogs Evolved

Feb. 27, 2010
You may not have been asking, but some scientists think they have the answer to where small dogs “evolved.”