Hi Peg,
i'm sure i dont need to explain to you or anyone else here that there are many parts to the cell that rely on each other in order for the cell to function.
centrioles & mircrotubules are linked, Chromosomes,DNA & histones rely on each other to function. And ribosomes contain 55 separate protein molecules all of which are required for the cell to function properly. Im not even scraping the surface here obviously, but if you think its ignorant of me to claim that a cell cannot live without all the parts that make it function, then i'm happy to be ignorant.
I've seen this argument many times; however, that just makes it all the easier to rebut.
Imagine a cell as a skyscraper. There are windows, walls, doors. The doors must, obviously, have a wall to open through; the same is true for the windows; but what about the walls? It seems that there are just too many parts for them to have come together on their own. Wires, plumbing, heating, and, above all, framework: all are needed to give the wall shape and purpose. However, suppose that the generator and furnace can only go on the third floor (for reasons unknown). The first floor could be laid out with preliminary walls and such, as would the second floor directly following that. However, once you get to the third floor, you have to start making changes to the floors below. However, if you change anything below, you run the risk of having the third floor collapse in your face. So, while the preliminary design is being remodeled, scaffolds are put into place in order to keep the building upright. When the time comes when the new system is put into place, the scaffolds are removed and it looks to us impossible for them to have put into place a later system that involved changes to earlier systems. It is much the same with evolution.
What we are missing is the scaffolding.
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