Another Salient Point against Irreducible Complexity

[jurann]

... is that for example the flagellum, in order to be truly irreducible, any new bacteria carrying this irreducible device would have to come by the flagellum already existing, completely built, in nature in order to acquire it. However, it is instead observed that is it CRAFTED during cellular mitosis of the new organism - if it can be crafted

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[diadexxus]

I understood 0% of this post.

[jurann]

^^^ Uhhh, hello, science geek. You haven't figured this out by now? ;D

[maskwa]

But.. but... what about the WHARGABBL?!

Also: http://zomgscience.net/ is NSFW language, but I really dig the exuberance.

[keirancoon]

I understood that examples of irreducible complexity was something that Darwin himself said would be a serious problem to evolutionary theory. It's extremely possible that I'm incorrect in this, as I often am, though.

[jurann]

No clue, I never read any of Darwin's work myself, just familiar with the modern interpretations. =) I'm a lot more well-read on folks like Richard Dawkins and Charles Krebbs.