Indeed, dogs don't give birth to cats and we don't see evolution happening anywhere today, despite what scientists claim. And all the changes we've ever seen have already been programmed into genes.
Indeed. This is why we only see limited changes in these organisms, and these changes are not harmful. They are largely cosmetic and, I believe, were God's expression of variety for our enjoyment and His glorification.
This variety was predetermined; Preprogrammed and has expressed itself over time in the ways it was intended to.
It seems that her sarcasm was lost on you.
You say variety was pre-programmed. Let's suppose it was. How much was it pre-programmed?
Was the pre-programming only enough to have different color housecats?
Was it enough pre-programming to make a "cat kind" able to diversify into tigers, lions and housecats?
Was it enough pre-programming to make a "mammal kind" able to diversify into cats, bears, bats and whales?
Was it enough pre-programming to make "fish kind" diversify into amphibians, mammals, reptiles, and birds?
Was it enough pre-programming to make one organism diversify into all types of plants, animals, fungi, and protozoa?
What are the limits of this pre-programming? What investigations have been done to find those limits?
Does "pre-programming" eliminate the possibility of all life stemming from one ancestor organism?
That seems like the simplest way for God to do it. Make one piece of life and pre-program it to make all the others.
Simple and elegant.
