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Modulous
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Message 38 of 74 (345428)
08-31-2006 12:07 PM
Reply to: Message 35 by Hyroglyphx
08-31-2006 11:56 AM


More falsifications...
A ”trait’ can only be quantitative so that any move towards the objective can be selected for. Many biological traits are qualitative”it either works or it does not, so there is no step-wise means of getting from no function to the function.
A long time falsification for evolution, Darwin mentioned it in 'The Origin'. It's the Holy Grail of the ID Movement, but all they have is irreducible complexity which has so far been thwarted by redundant complexity. If any of these traits you mention were out there, then a thread could dedicated to exploring them. As it stands, nobody has come forward with hard evidence that there is no step-wise way to get to them.

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Modulous
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Message 74 of 74 (346166)
09-03-2006 2:31 AM
Reply to: Message 52 by Hyroglyphx
08-31-2006 7:41 PM


Re: More falsifications...
I don't know how much its a Holy Grail as opposed to just being a good argument in support of an ID and a conundrum for pro-evo's to overcome
Unfortunately irreducible complexity ignores redundant complexity which renders it less than a conundrum.
I assume you are referring to Behe's Blood Clotting Cascade and Kenneth Miller's refutation on that as not having to necessarily have to do with intelligence. I have to disagree with that and I feel that the 'evidence' compiled had more to do with circular reasoning than it did anything else.
No, I'm referring to redundant complexity.
As for your last bit, I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking for an example of something that could not have come about by random, successive copying errors?
I'm not asking for one here since it would be massively off topic. However, if you could demonstrate something that could not have come about using the mechanisms described by the theory of evolution then the theory is either in major trouble or has yet to discover an important mechanism.
I almost started a thread on it about 8 or 9 months ago, so if you want to discuss redundant complexity in more depth, I might be convinced to propose a new topic.

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