Typical ID response to rebuttals?

Ben, IC has evolved.What are these broader cases where the knowledge we have presents a block to the evolution of IC? If there isn't one, then there is no reason to claim that IC systems can't evolve elsewhere. I am not extrapolating from a single example, even if we didn't have an example of IC evolving there is still no good reason to claim that IC cannot evolve. Biological IC can potentially arise via known mechanisms, if you have information to the contrary then you need to present it. This IS the way it works, if creationists insist on placing themselves in a position where they have to prove a negative, then that's their look out.This is how science works, we observe IC, we can construct theoretical arguments as to how it arises, we can then test this by observation. This has been done. Given the knowledge we have, by far the most evidentially supported explanation of IC is evolution, with both direct observation of it happening & the known mechanisms that allow it to arise. I would like to stress, even without studies like Hall 1982, evolution is still by far the best explanation. It invokes no unknowns & simply invokes known mechanisms.If you wish to scupper this notion, then you need evidence of your own theory that better explains the observations.It seems to me that well understood & mundane mutation & natural selection that we know can be responsible for IC, is a far better explanation for IC than merely dreaming up a deity that we have no evidence for whatsoever as a crutch for our incredulity. Wouldn't you agree?What do you think the evidence suggests is the best explanation of IC?Mark

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ID "therists" have also used the concpet of an "IC core". Which, in essence, means that it is OK to have non-essential peripherial componentsHowever, the ID side has largely admitted the failue of IC as an argument - they have been trying to tinker with the definition to get the argument to work. As yet they havn't come up with anything that is any better.

I dont think so, I think it is much simpler than any stealth design.

Here is "the problem". The distinction is fairly easy to understand. The problem is that this problem was also easily understood by any ivy league Freshman in the 80s. In fact the discussion of "dilettantism" went on especially with a friend of mine, the two of us starting up PUGWASH on the Cornell Campus in 84
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or so. There is no Cornell Psychology Dept saying a smart student like me needs to take little red pills; a Jewish doctor in Florida hospitalizing Christians for placebo complaints; the state of Lousiana trumping up State Charges and tireing out of state cars just to leave the posts to the internet later; or dsyfunctional families that say HOW talent is cultivated but not how to stay on a budget.It is a very simple point. Kant made it many years ago. Why can't we change? More importantly than how is why, why is "higher education" NOT higher than something a few fresh freshman do if they do not kiss??This message has been edited by Brad McFall, 09-28-2005 10:23 PM

Ben there is a logical falsehood involved here:the claim is that an IC system could not evolve, therefore evidence of an IC system is evidence of a designer,there is an IC system that has been shown to evolve, so this refutes the claim that evidence of an IC system is evidence of a designer.This does apply to all IC systems, because the premise has been falsified. The reason you can generalize is because of the claim of IC to be de facto unrefutable evidence of design. This has been shown to not be the case, the premise is falsified therefore the conclusion is logically invalid.Every other IC system now defaults to the argument from incredulity (I just can't believe it can evolve) and a lack of personal ability (to envisage such happening).It is an invalidated hypothesis, and science dictates that it is dismissed as such and we go to the next theory. But has any organism evolved use of a new food supply when the previous one(s) have been eliminated? Or do they normally add food supplies as they are able to expand their sources? Putting an organism is a situation with low normal food supply, but an alternate food source they are not currently using does not make them evolve to use it, but allows this to happen.Does that help?

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