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AdminAsgara
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Message 31 of 59 (291616)
03-02-2006 8:52 PM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


Old posts
You may want to pay a little more attention to the dates of posts you are replying to.

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Message 32 of 59 (291620)
03-02-2006 9:00 PM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


Irreducible delusion
Finally, prove to us that irreducible complexity does not exist.
Why would someone try to prove that something which has never even been observed doesn't exist?

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Message 33 of 59 (291675)
03-03-2006 3:09 AM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
Ok then explain what complexity is, much less how we detect IC, much less decide which is not IC and which is
Finally, prove to us that irreducible complexity does not exist.
prove it does exist, other than inferrence and cop-out

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Message 34 of 59 (291809)
03-03-2006 12:29 PM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
inkorrekt
There are many more mysteries inside the tiny cell we are trying to understand. Can I ask you this? How do you qualify yourself as a critique of Dr. Behe
You seem to think that the education of a person grants an immunity to his ideas and this is most certainly not the case. Let us see what Behe has to say about this irreducible complexity.
By irreducibly complex I mean 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.An irreducibly complex system cannot be produced directly (that is, by continuously improving the initial function, which continues to work by the same mechanism) by slight, successive modifications of a precursor system, because any precursor to an irreducibly complex system that is missing a part is by definition nonfunctional. An irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would be a powerful challenge to Darwinian evolution.
{italics mine}
And from wikipedia we have the following
In the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial Behe testified under oath that irreducible complexity did not rule out known evolutionary mechanisms and that there are no peer-reviewed articles supporting his argument that certain complex molecular structures are "irreducibly complex." [2]
So let us check the sentence in italics.
.An irreducibly complex system cannot be produced directly (that is, by continuously improving the initial function, which continues to work by the same mechanism) by slight, successive modifications of a precursor system, because any precursor to an irreducibly complex system that is missing a part is by definition nonfunctional.
In the trial he had the perfect opportunity to demonstrate that he was indeed correct in his hypothesis and yet this idea which he claimed "would be a powerful challenge to Darwinian evolution" was not shown by anyone among his peers to be valid. Not one single paper was presented to show support.
You also fail to grasp that it is the duty of the person making the claim that they produce the evidence. It is the quality of the evidence that supports the validity of a concept.Michael Behe himself failed to accomplish this perhaps you can?

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Message 35 of 59 (291838)
03-03-2006 1:57 PM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


heh
quote:
Can I ask you this? How do you qualify yourself as a critique of Dr. Behe?
Let me ask you this: how do you qualify yourself as a "critique" [sic] of the theory of evolution?

"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

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Message 36 of 59 (292191)
03-04-2006 6:23 PM
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03-03-2006 3:09 AM


Re: Irreducible complexity
"Reverend" you know very well that you cannot prove a negative. Can you?

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Message 37 of 59 (292210)
03-04-2006 7:32 PM
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03-04-2006 6:23 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
Then you are admitting that 'irreducible complex' is nto a scientific concept, and is worthless.

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Message 38 of 59 (292268)
03-05-2006 12:07 AM
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03-04-2006 6:23 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
i'm trying to get something to go on other than IC exists!
you have yet to show how to detect IC
you said you want people to prove that IC doesn't exist, i'm not the one making faulty reasoning
I guess the idea of the quotes around reverend is sarcasm?, some how i just don't feel the cleverness
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Message 39 of 59 (292491)
03-05-2006 5:41 PM
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03-03-2006 1:57 PM


Re: heh
Any one can question and critique the theory of evolution. Even ahigh school kid can do. Yes, there was a kid by name Williams who challenged his teacher on Evolution. It became anational news.All the Priests of the Church of Evolution brought their attack machinery and shot him not on the basis of Science, but nonsense. Unfortunately, the City council members who are not smart took the wrong side.
But, to criticize a well recognized Scientist like Dr. Behe, one must have even a part of his credentials and must be in a better position intelluctually and academically.
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Chiroptera
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Message 40 of 59 (292508)
03-05-2006 6:25 PM
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03-02-2006 8:43 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
quote:
How do you qualify yourself as a critique of Dr. Behe?
Since your first response to my reply was judged to be off-topic, let me reply again.
Anyone is qualified to critique Dr. Behe because the only qualification is to be able to recognize the fallacy of personal incredulity. His sole argument is to point out a biological system and say, "Gosh, that's so complicated that I can't figure out how it might have evolved. Since I can't figure it out, God must have designed it!"

"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

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Message 41 of 59 (292561)
03-05-2006 11:28 PM
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03-05-2006 5:41 PM


Re: heh
But, to criticize a well recognized Scientist like Dr. Behe, one must have even a part of his credentials and must be in a better position intelluctually and academically.
since the other crap is purely OT and nonsense, i'll answer this part, all of the things behe claims show ID is purely unsupported by evidence, and its not about the PHD but about whether what the guy says can be backed up by evidence

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Message 42 of 59 (293484)
03-08-2006 9:16 PM
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03-05-2006 6:25 PM


Re: Irreducible complexity
When I studied for my exams, I used to be a very strong believer in Evolution.I did not have any idea of the intricate mechanisms. Many many years after my studies, I took a realistic look inside the organization of the cells, the synthetic, transportation mechanisms and the marvellous nervous system, the next question I had was how could such complex system evolve by itself.The basic process of self assembly of proteins does not occur.If this is true, how could more complex systems come into existenc e by themselves. I cannot understand this. In my studies, negative results were equally valuable.Dr. Behe is not alone. I am sure there are many more who believe as him, but are not willing to make public statements for the fear of retribution. Well, this where Science of the 21st century is.

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Message 43 of 59 (293489)
03-08-2006 9:30 PM
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03-08-2006 9:16 PM


Nothing of consequence for the topic
inkorrekt,
This post does nothing to support irreducibly complexity. It appears that you, in spite of your training, are unable to understand the discussion. May I suggest that, until you do, don't post on this thread anymore. Thank you.
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Message 44 of 59 (354251)
10-04-2006 5:36 PM
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11-28-2001 11:05 PM


irreducible complexity
I love how the ID advocates concentrate on “irreducible complexity” and “specified complexity” at the molecular level, and especially in regard to how these matters might be involved in the origin of life, their authors have avoided discussion of major implications of their ideas for the prehistory of life on earth.
The proponents of ID, of course, avoid, at all costs, any elaboration of a “model” or “models” compatible with their views. The excuse that they are hindered by the scientific establishment’s refusal to publish their (nonexistent) research in refereed mainline scientific journals won’t hold water. There is nothing, for example, to keep a formal proof of the supposed revolutionary “law of conservation of information” from being published in a legitimate journal”if, in fact, it made sense. Besides, the ID proponents could incorporate their “model” in their essays or, like the unabashed Bible-Science Creationists, found their own journals with themselves as reviewers and editors. Anyways the argument for irreducible complexity is essentially is just a rehash of the famously flawed watchmaker argument advanced by William Paley at the start of the 19th century.

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Message 45 of 59 (354266)
10-04-2006 6:51 PM
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10-04-2006 5:36 PM


Re: irreducible complexity
Welcome to the fray HellboundGreaser.
The Discovery Institute does have it's little "journal" for publishing IDology.
btw -- the post you replied to is 5 years old and was posted by a one post wonder.
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