Re: How could evolution result in IC systems?

From: Cliff Lundberg (cliff@cab.com)
Date: Sat Sep 16 2000 - 19:34:32 EDT

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    FMAJ1019@aol.com wrote:

    >ccogan@telepath.com writes:
    ><< At 12:59 AM 09/16/2000, you wrote:
    >>http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~lindsay/creation/evolve_irreducible.html
    >>
    >>Scenario #1: reduction of function
    >>Scenario #2: loss of scaffolding
    >>Scenario #3: duplication

    >I would add:
    >Scenario #4: "sideways" evolution from some other equally complex, but not
    >*irreducibly* complex, structure.

    #3, duplication, is all you need to generate masses of parts. Arrays of parts
    evolve specialized morphology via loss and distortion of parts through RM&NS.
    Unneeded parts--"scaffolding"--can disappear. What am I missing? Don't tell
    me IC advocates are unaware that this is part of evolutionary theory.

    --Cliff Lundberg  ~  San Francisco  ~  415-648-0208  ~  cliff@cab.com



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