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Irreducible Complexity.
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RE: Irreducible Complexity.
Leo , regarding your first point (of which I hope I understood correctly)- : 'it is still very possible for components of that "irreducible complex" device to serve and work in different functions': Miller says this of the flagellum: 'By the logic of irreducible complexity, these individual components should have no function until all 30 are put into place, at which point the function of motility appears'

The article I've found discussing this says:

'This is a false deduction from Irreducible Complexity. IC does not forbid subsets of components of molecular machines being utilised in other molecular machines. IC simply asserts that there are multiple interacting components, the individual parts of which have no independent function.'

(http://www.idnet.com.au/files/pdf/Miller...Design.PDF)

Do you accept this point?

Regarding the mouse trap example, you can indeed find a 'different' use for the separate parts of the mouse trap, but by taking one part away you will no longer have a mouse trap. Do you accept this? If you take the base away you would still need to utilise a surface of some kind ie the floor, in order for it to function. I think that using a non living thing is probably not a good idea so we've got to head into complex territory of which I will possibly struggle and this is where I need your feedback. I'd already watched the youtube video you included, about four months ago and I found an article refuting Miller in that lecture. I will come back to you and Adrian, regarding the flagellar motor very soon.

regards Catherine[/size]
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"

Albert Einstein
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Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 4:15 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 10, 2008 at 5:30 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 10, 2008 at 6:23 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 9:58 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 10, 2008 at 10:50 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 11:02 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 10, 2008 at 1:01 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 3:13 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 10, 2008 at 3:43 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 5:16 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 10, 2008 at 5:27 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 5:37 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 10, 2008 at 6:47 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by bozo - November 10, 2008 at 8:06 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 10, 2008 at 8:44 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 10, 2008 at 9:28 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 11, 2008 at 4:39 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by bozo - November 11, 2008 at 1:02 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 11, 2008 at 12:45 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 11, 2008 at 3:29 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by bozo - November 11, 2008 at 4:07 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 11, 2008 at 4:24 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 12, 2008 at 1:00 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 11, 2008 at 11:02 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by chatpilot - November 12, 2008 at 1:07 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 12, 2008 at 9:14 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by chatpilot - November 12, 2008 at 12:32 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 12, 2008 at 6:01 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 12, 2008 at 6:18 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 13, 2008 at 3:37 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 13, 2008 at 4:38 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 13, 2008 at 6:32 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 13, 2008 at 7:07 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 13, 2008 at 11:41 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by chatpilot - November 13, 2008 at 1:10 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 13, 2008 at 1:57 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2008 at 10:40 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 14, 2008 at 9:24 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 14, 2008 at 7:47 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by chatpilot - November 14, 2008 at 10:58 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 14, 2008 at 11:32 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 15, 2008 at 10:44 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 15, 2008 at 12:43 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Edwardo Piet - November 15, 2008 at 12:55 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by chatpilot - November 15, 2008 at 12:59 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 15, 2008 at 1:12 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 15, 2008 at 1:34 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 15, 2008 at 3:18 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 15, 2008 at 4:36 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 16, 2008 at 4:39 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 15, 2008 at 5:18 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 15, 2008 at 11:36 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 16, 2008 at 12:41 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Jason Jarred - November 16, 2008 at 9:46 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 16, 2008 at 10:28 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 17, 2008 at 12:07 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 4:31 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 17, 2008 at 9:51 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 12:00 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 17, 2008 at 12:18 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 17, 2008 at 1:43 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 1:55 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 17, 2008 at 3:40 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 3:49 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 17, 2008 at 4:28 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Jason Jarred - November 19, 2008 at 7:07 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 4:41 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 17, 2008 at 5:08 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 17, 2008 at 5:43 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 17, 2008 at 6:36 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 18, 2008 at 3:01 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 18, 2008 at 4:58 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 18, 2008 at 5:12 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 18, 2008 at 5:47 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 18, 2008 at 6:11 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 18, 2008 at 9:42 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 18, 2008 at 10:44 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Darwinian - November 18, 2008 at 10:06 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 18, 2008 at 1:45 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 18, 2008 at 5:16 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by leo-rcc - November 18, 2008 at 6:34 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 18, 2008 at 9:35 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 19, 2008 at 3:57 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 19, 2008 at 4:41 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 19, 2008 at 5:01 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 20, 2008 at 12:59 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 22, 2008 at 2:56 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 22, 2008 at 4:43 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Darwinian - November 22, 2008 at 5:33 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 22, 2008 at 5:35 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 22, 2008 at 8:06 pm
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by CoxRox - November 23, 2008 at 7:48 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by lukec - November 24, 2008 at 2:36 am
RE: Irreducible Complexity. - by Tiberius - November 24, 2008 at 3:27 am

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