> Nelson:
> An irreducibly complex systems can only be built simultaneously. Thus
> physical precursors are eliminated as the designer. It can not be built
> gradually , step by step.
Howard:
So, ID (which, presumably, is implied by the presence of IC) is not really
about "design" but about the manner in which something is "built" or
assembled?
Nelson:
Well one of the ways design is evident is in how something is built or
assembled. If I see a group of rocks that form a sequence specific pattern
which says "Welcome to the Rockies" I eliminate natural pathways and make a
design inference. But what I was talking about above was how Irreducibly
Complex systems eliminate natural processes as a cause and offers
intelligent design as a plausible alternative.
Howard:
I take it that you agree, then, that ID Theory (as it is promoted by
Johnson, Behe, Dembski, et al) would be more accurately named NONA Theory
(non-natural assembly theory)?
Nelson:
Why would I?
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