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To: skinowski who wrote (268)	9/13/2006 11:04:59 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) of 17059

A very good argument against one of the main creationist/Intelligent design argument. It doesn't really address their "irreducible complexity" argument which they rely on even more. But it does thoroughly demolish the specific argument it addresses. It doesn't of course actually provide evidence that all these random chances where not somehow directed or designed, but there already is plenty of scientific evidence for evolution. Another argument creationists use is a claim that there is a lack of transitional fossils. But this argument is weak when you consider 1 - The fossil record is an always will be incomplete, 2 - Sometimes evolutionary changes happen relatively quickly, and transitional forms don't last long or leave many fossils, and 3 - Claimed gaps in the fossil record with no transitional forms have been filled in as some transitional forms have been found. I suppose that creationists can argue that when you find something in the middle of the gap that you now have two smaller gaps but that argument becomes less convincing as we find more evidence for transitional species. For counter arguments to the irreducible complexity claim see millerandlevine.com millerandlevine.com asa3.org talkdesign.org ID proponents often use the analogy of a mousetrap for their arguments for irreducible complexity. For a "reducible" mousetrap see udel.edu Also see talkreason.org en.wikipedia.org

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