Can random mutations cause an increase in information in the genome?

That's kind of my whole point Percy. If their argument had any merit they SHOULD be able to answer the question. I can't answer that question, but I'm not arguing that DNA contains information and that new information can't be added.

EZ, I think you know way more about this subject that I do (and I think you for that most informative post).My point is there is an argument that new information, complexity or WHATEVER can not be added to the Genome for whatever reason.So how about which is more complex - a dog or a catI mean, how can you make these kind of arguments when you have no way to apply them to reality at all? If there is complexity or information content in DNA think of a way to measure it and prove it can't be added.Maybe I picked a poor way to show the argument is ridiculous.

Garrett, Garrett, Garrett.....Don't you know that evolution has no direction? In fact there IS no such thing as devolution.Take this for example.... Can you prove that Dinosaurs are more or less "advanced" than their descendants?

But it's NOT a red herring. Not at all or in any way!I'm going to give you an analogy. People age throughout their lifetimes. We classify different stages as child, adolescent, adult, middle aged, elderly, etc.Now, NO ONE goes to bed one night as an adult and wakes up middle aged (although drinking to much can make you feel that way!). However, we can look at people and classify them into these categories.What many creationists are saying is that for aging to occur I have to go to bed one day when I'm a child and wake up as an adult the next day.Species is just a way for us to classify a GRADUAL process.I recommend you read Parasimonium's thread titled "All species are transitional". Evoltuion is not focused on changes of of species by changes in POPULATION Groups.If a population group A exists all members of A will always be withing that group A and give birth to members of group A. Now, if we had an external observer who could look at group A 1 million years ago and group A today he would see 2 different species but it would still be the SAME POPULATION GROUP!