Macrocreation is the general notion of biological creation by a primary intelligent cause (i.e., a designer or a creator [Jewish, Christian, and Islamic (Muslim) monotheists have traditionally identified this designer or creator with the Creator God or simply the Creator.]). This proposed term is a substitute for what evolutionists normally term [upper-level] macroevolution. Biological macrocreation (i.e., creation, extranatural creation, supernatural creation) results in the genealogical discontinuity of major groups of organisms. Since these major groups are products of biological creation [this is the traditional term used by creationists for what I here term macrocreation], the major groups of organisms [i.e., "holobaramins"] in the creationary forest or creationary orchard are genealogically unrelated. They form discrete discontinuous groups with no common ancestry. They have, genealogically and creationarily speaking, separate unrelated ancestries. These creationary trees have, so to speak, separate "roots", because they are products of macrocreation. A philosophical naturalist, because of his a priori commitment to philosophical naturalism, has to reject macrocreation (even if true) and is forced to accept macroevolution. A philosophical supernaturalist (nonnaturalist), because of his nonacceptance of naturalism, can accept the fact of macrocreation if true. (In theory, a philosophical supernaturalist could ultimately accept macroevolution if the evidence for it were strong and compelling enough. Of course what is "compelling evidence" is a judgment call.) Philosophically speaking, a philosophical supernaturalist (ontological supernaturalist) is more flexible compared to a philosophical naturalist (ontological naturalist). A philosophical naturalist can only accept "natural causes", a philosophical supernaturalist can accept either "natural causes" or "extranatural/supernatural causes", he is not compelled by his philosophy to reject "the extranatural/supernatural" and accept only "the natural".
Microcreation is the general notion of biological creation by a primary intelligent cause or causes (e.g., artificial selection by a human agent or agents) or by a secondary natural cause or causes (i.e., mutation plus natural selection, recombination, genetic drift, etc.). This proposed term is a substitute for what evolutionists term microevolution and [lower-level] macroevolution. Both evolutionary and creationary theorists agree that microcreation [i.e., microevolution and [lower-level] macroevolution] has occurred. As a result of microcreationary processes [within both holobaramins and monobaramins] there can actually be a genealogical continuity between organisms within select groups (all cats, including [such "monobaramins" as] lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, bobcats, lynxes, domestic cats probably form one "holobaramin" and are thus genealogically related) even if superficially these groups appear to be genealogically discontinuous or unrelated. The creation of hundreds of domestic pigeon breeds [ 2 ] is a superb example of microcreation by means of intelligent human agents. These beautiful and sometimes bizarre pigeon breeds would not now exist if it were not for their creation by man. Over time these pigeon breeds (especially the short-beaked ones) would cease to exist if they were allowed to become feral pigeons. These hundreds of breeds only continue to exist as a result of the human creators'/breeders' knowledge and skill in their artificial selection (which is a form of intelligent design). The pigeon breeders (in perpetuating these hundreds of breeds through artificial selection) are like consummate jugglers who keep several balls or knives aloft by their skill in juggling, otherwise all the balls or knives would quickly fall to the ground.
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Macroevolution and microcreationism: another flaw in intelligent design creationism. Source: Skeptic (Altadena, CA) Publication Date: 22-SEP-03 Author: Eller, David (Added 2007.02.27)
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