When I come up against a creationist claiming that a creator can be less complex than it's creation (and therefore more probable), my stock response is something like this:
"Do you REALLY believe that the mere human body is more complex, and so in a sense, more advanced that the glorious creator you propose?"
It's fun to see them furiously backpedal when they are accused (for lack of a better word) of believing that a human is is some way superior to their god
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As to the definition of complexity, I agree with Leo, there is no standard definition.
I also think a reference point is needed.
A cell is extrememly complex in comparison to the molecules it is made up of, but a person is complex in comparison to that cell.
It doesn't make any sense to me to talk about absolute complexity.
"Do you REALLY believe that the mere human body is more complex, and so in a sense, more advanced that the glorious creator you propose?"
It's fun to see them furiously backpedal when they are accused (for lack of a better word) of believing that a human is is some way superior to their god
.As to the definition of complexity, I agree with Leo, there is no standard definition.
I also think a reference point is needed.
A cell is extrememly complex in comparison to the molecules it is made up of, but a person is complex in comparison to that cell.
It doesn't make any sense to me to talk about absolute complexity.
Galileo was a man of science oppressed by the irrational and superstitious. Today, he is used by the irrational and superstitious who claim they are being oppressed by science - Mark Crislip
