Some research papers change for ever the way how we perceive God's Creation (Genesis 1:1). The wonderful works on this Forum come immediately to mind, but we must also acknowledge the work of other hard-core Creation Scientists who have joined us in this form of Worship. One of these heroic figures is Dr. (Mrs.) Jean Lightner. To understand the breakthrough manner of her work we must first introduce some basics:
The Creation Model of Biodiversity
Evolutionists are
evil (Psalms 14:1). However, some of the challenges posed by them have helped us to develop
Creation Science into the solid unbreakable structure that it is today. The most pressing question for decades was
how all the modern species would have fitted into Noah's Ark (Genesis 7:14). The evil Darwinists claimed that this would have been possible with regards to the ancient shipbuilding industry and available workforce.
This dilemma was easily resolved by examining the
Bible.
God did not Create species, He Created
Kinds.
Genesis 1:25
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
The same
Kinds, not
current species, were taken into the Ark!
Genesis 6:20
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
After the Flood,
God allowed these Created kinds to diversify and form the species that we see around us now. This is (unfortunately) called
microevolution (unfortunately because it contains that corrupted word). This theory was a tremendous victory for Creation Science and it trembled and ultimately crushed the foundations of evil evolution. Still, it
was only a theory until Dr. Lightner's work made it a
fact.
Dr. Lightner has been able to determine
what were the Created kinds that actually were taken into the Ark. This is
vital information as it allows us to show the weakness of the evolutionary theory (still
only a theory) and to guide new aspiring souls to
Jesus. All this Dr. Lightner published in her two magnificent papers:
The first paper tells us about the
methodology of this endeavor. Glory to God, Dr. Lightner's principal course is, as it should be, the
Bible!
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While the secular world ignores the Bible and speculates naturalistic origins for life, a Christian should recognize that reliable eyewitnesses are invaluable for establishing historical facts (Numbers 35:30, Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15, Isaiah 8:2; 43:9–12; 44:6–8, Jeremiah 6:16–18, 32:12, Matthew 18:16, Acts 2:32, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Timothy 5:19). Clearly, in the first few chapters of Genesis, we have a historical account of the creation of the world and life on it from the most reliable eyewitness, God himself.
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During Creation Week God created plants (Day 3), sea creatures and flying creatures (Day 5), and land animals (Day 6) each “according to its kind” (Genesis 1:11–13, 20–25). This phrase is used of all animal life except humans, who were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26, 27).
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Only
very few world leaders have understood the nature of this.
A Created Kind always remains a Created Kind, its essence does not change even it its outward appearance is diversified. Only some influential men before the time of
The Donald have understood this basic principle of Created Kinds, and even they stumbled to understand what exactly there forms were.
In its sophisticated form, Creation Science calls these Created kinds
"baramins" because
God would have wanted it that way!
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The underlying Hebrew word for kind here is מין, mîn. It, along with the Hebrew word for create ברא, bārā’), was used to coin the word baramin, a creationist term for created kind.
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This establishes the
Truth™ of a single Creation Event
ex nihilo and the importance of the Kind as the
basic taxonomical unit. But Dr. Lightner went
further and was able to develop a reliable methodology
to determine the baramins that entered the Ark. For this a secondary tool was introduced:
Hybridization.
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Based on the concept that living things reproduce according to their kinds, hybrids between different species of animals has long been considered conclusive evidence that both species belong to the same created kind (baramin). For example, crosses between dogs and wolves, wolves and coyotes, and coyotes and jackals are interpreted to mean that all these species of animals belong to a single baramin.
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Unfortunately this method is
inconclusive, as we would need to have hybridization data between all extant species, and it would be cumbersome and also slightly un-Godly (Genesis 1:22) to try to breed aardvarks with polar bear or hedgehogs with gnu antelopes. Because of this, Dr. Lightner designed the most important tool in all Creation Science:
The Cognitum!
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A cognitum is a group of organisms that are naturally grouped together through human cognitive senses. A cognitum can be above the level of the baramin (for example, mammals), below the level of the baramin (for example, foxes), or at the level of the baramin.
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This is another
Nobel Prize-level innovation.
What feels to be be right when deduced by a God-Fearing Scientist is Right, as we become perfect in God (Matthew 5:48)!
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One reason the cognitum is the preferred method after hybridization is that Adam would have recognized created kinds by sight. Presumably the same would have been true in Noah’s time. Humans are designed to be able to visually detect patterns and have a natural tendency to group according to those patterns. Therefore, when the cognitum is used, emphasis will be placed on traits that affect the overall appearance of the animal over those that represent more obscure anatomical or physiological details.
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Wonderful ideas! This combines the
Biblical Word with the great
mind of a
True Believer™. It was time Dr. Lightner put this into use and she did in the second article, "Mammalian Ark Kinds".
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Examining information on extant species (those alive today), it was estimated that they represent 137 created kinds. Given the number of extinct mammalian families known from the fossil record, the actual number on the Ark could easily have been well over 300. This estimate is very low compared with those in the past.
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This means that the
evil evolutionists were wrong. There was ample room in the Ark to house all these mammalian kinds.
Jesus wins, as expected! This was extremely hard work, but now we know, for instance, that
there were no cheetahs in the Ark, instead, there was only one
Created Cat Kind. Similarly, there were not many types of soulless apes, such as orangutans and chimpanzees, only one
Great Ape Kind! Please remember that the possible
hybridization data between humans and chimpanzees is totally unreliable, as it comes from the former Communist Soviet Union, and because our
cognitum tells us that human beings are Separate Creations (Genesis 1:27).
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There were a number of times where the level of the kind did seem to naturally fall at the family level based on the cognitum and hybrid data. However, in a number of cases the kind appeared to be above this level. It seems to me a better rule of thumb is that the level of the kind is anywhere from the level of the family to the level of the order.
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For instance, when discussing the cat kind, Dr. Lightner explains this in a simple manner that
everyone can readily understand based on their intuitive reasoning of the presence of
God (Romans 2:14.15):
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There are 14 genera and 40 species of cats. There is a very strong cognitum at the family level... Because of the extensive hybrid data that crosses the two recognized subfamilies and a strong cognitum, it is natural to place the level of the kind at the family.
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Thus, the
127 Created Kinds have produce the approximately
5400 present species by microevolution from the Created Kinds (such as the tiger, the lion, the cheetah and the house cat from the Created Cat Kind). Unfortunately (There is always a "but"), Dr. Lightner failed to assess the question
how these 5400+ species could have formed with mutations and other God-designed tools in the approximately 4400 years since the Flood. This rapid change remains an obstacle for some evil Darwinists to adopt the correct view. However, based on our own analyses, this requires
only 1.2 new mammalian species per year, quite
reasonable if we consider the following:
Revelation 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
God can do
everything, He can put the microevolution on the fast forward lane and produce these new species in no time. He can do
everything.
Now, many of our fellow Creations Scientists have been less convinced about Dr. Lightner's
credentials, especially about the fact that she is a
female.
1 Timothy 2:12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
However, we must be unbiased and look at her CV:
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DVM, MS, BS, Agriculture, cum laude
Dr. Lightner worked just over three years as a veterinary medical officer for the US Department of Agriculture before resigning to stay at home to raise and teach her four children.
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She is a
woman of God. She is
Saved through the promise of
Jesus!
1 Timothy 2:15
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
She abandoned secular fornicatory work as a vet to be
a Godly begetter.
Jesus has accepted her.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Dr. Lightner, an honorary male scientist, is bringing millions into the bosom of Christ by her superior work on Ark Kinds. Let us pray that many more will examine her work in detail and give it all the scientific credit it deserves.
Yours in Christ,
Elmer