(December 2, 2018 at 8:43 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(December 2, 2018 at 2:48 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: I read this towards the end to get what we're you're at now with this (I'm not ready through 1000+ pages).
"Irreducible Complexity" has been around for awhile. I remember reading Behe's book when it first hit the shelves. There's some good insight in it in regard to systems and how they work together. However, you're not going to win an argument using it, because it has been around for awhile, so there are layers of arguments that attempt to prove it's not necessary, even if we can't observe them to say "yay" or "nay."
Of course monkeys can pull fully developed eyeballs out of their buttocks and shove them into their skull. And there you have it. A spontaneous process of evolutionary wonder.
Now information theory on the other hand is a little bit more difficult. Time + Mutations = Chicken, Elephants, Giraffes, Lemurs, and Goats. Why not?
But then you have to deal with the nature of mutations. This is problematic because you need positive mutations that unlock or expand into new genetic information. Of course mutations cause things like deformities and cancer. So assuming it's possible you need more time, and even if the mutation creates something new, it has to be useful, and it has to be introduced into the reproductive system of the parent(s). Why? Well if a fly develops a third wing, it won't be able to fly properly, and it will be more likely to be picked off by a predator. Additionally it has to be passed along through the reproductive system so the offspring can carry the same trait. If you manage to get the new species you have to cross your fingers that it isn't sterile. And so on, and so on, and so on...
And this is just the beginning of why it's a waste of time to argue. In a human life, there is not enough time to gather enough information to prove or disprove said processes and demonstrate it as a feasible explanation.
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