Posted by Chris Woolston on December 30, 1996 at 11:07:35:
I heard a remarkable account of adaptation
on a Christian radio station the other day. I don't know
who the speaker was, but the program was sponsored by
the Institute for Creation Research. He said that God
knows precisely what levels of pollution and habitat
destruction every plant and animal will face, and He gave
all life-forms the ability to respond accordingly.
(Apparently He deemed many life-forms expendable).
As an example, the speaker noted that some forms of
bacteria eat petroleum. Clearly, God has everything
under control.
I don't listen to Christian radio very often, so I
don't know if this is a common line of reasoning. The
implications are very disturbing, so I hope this view is not
widespread.