kevin
6th January 2006, 12:02 PM
One of the (current) cornerstones of Intelligent Design is the concept of irreducible complexity. According to Behe this means:
a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning
Evolution is a system where random mutations are selected against via natural selection. Remove random mutation and natural selection has nothing to select against. Remove natural selection and random mutations wouldn't really produce anything useful. Therefore evolution must be irreduibly complex and designed by someone intelligent.
Up next: Proof that god is irreducibly complex and therefore god must have been designed by Super-God (TM pending), who I guess is also irreducibly complex.
a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning
Evolution is a system where random mutations are selected against via natural selection. Remove random mutation and natural selection has nothing to select against. Remove natural selection and random mutations wouldn't really produce anything useful. Therefore evolution must be irreduibly complex and designed by someone intelligent.
Up next: Proof that god is irreducibly complex and therefore god must have been designed by Super-God (TM pending), who I guess is also irreducibly complex.