The article explores the implications of modern taxonomy on the biblical story of Noah's Ark. It argues that the concept of 'kind' used by modern Creationists aligns more closely with the familial classification than the species level, suggesting Noah could have housed a far greater animal variety than traditionally thought. By including subspecies and applying trinomial classifications, the feasibility of accommodating such a diverse array of creatures highlights the challenges in combining ancient narratives with contemporary biological science, ultimately questioning the simplistic notions of species and extinction that pervade society today.
Modern Creationists argue that Noah's Ark could only carry 1,398 kinds of animals if 'kind' corresponds to the modern family classification. However, species classification could inflate that number immensely.
By applying modern taxonomic principles, if Noah had taken aboard various species and subspecies, he could have ended up with about 1.1 million different species on the Ark.
The trinomial system complicates the classification of species further, suggesting that instead of a simple two of each type, Noah's Ark could have housed a diverse and overwhelming variety of animals.
Noah's considerations about load distribution and species variety illustrate a tension between our understanding of the species concept and the complexities introduced by subspecies distinctions.
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