RE: Theoretical physics shows "irreducible complexity" arguments invalid.
May 6, 2014 at 5:58 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2014 at 6:00 pm by Anomalocaris.)
The problem is biological "irreducible complexity" as it has been used to argue for divine intervention is strictly a phenomenon in the realm of classical physics. Trying to disprove it via quantum mechanics is barking up the wrong tree.
The so called irreducible complexity is itself a gross misnomer. What is being argued is there exists "harder to reduce than I would like" complexity, not "irreducible" complexity. For there is nothing about any complexity put forth as examples by proponents of "irreduciable complexity" that can't in principle be reduced given sufficient time, sufficient number of tries, and some original thinking about how to go about trying. It's just that its proponent thinks there hasn't been enough time, there hasn't been enough number of tries, and they haven't figured out how many more ways can be utilized in the trying, for the outcome to seem probably in the timeframe in question.
So irreducible is a poor argument put forth by people of intentionally limited imagination, intentionally misnamed to achieve an effect.
The so called irreducible complexity is itself a gross misnomer. What is being argued is there exists "harder to reduce than I would like" complexity, not "irreducible" complexity. For there is nothing about any complexity put forth as examples by proponents of "irreduciable complexity" that can't in principle be reduced given sufficient time, sufficient number of tries, and some original thinking about how to go about trying. It's just that its proponent thinks there hasn't been enough time, there hasn't been enough number of tries, and they haven't figured out how many more ways can be utilized in the trying, for the outcome to seem probably in the timeframe in question.
So irreducible is a poor argument put forth by people of intentionally limited imagination, intentionally misnamed to achieve an effect.
