I was watching TBN (Trinity broadcasting network) and they had a documentary on Intelligent Design. Certain scientists described various arguments as to why the Universe must of been designed by something intelligent. Although I understand fully well that science has nothing to do with such a notion, I was perplexed by one of the arguments. Irreducible complexity, as I understood from the documentary, argues that very small organisms have such complex design that slow gradual change from a more simple organism could not occur. (as I write this, I now see some flaws in this argument)
Charles Darwin writes in the Origin Species
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Quote by: Charles Darwin "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case." |
So, do you think it is possible to demonstrate and discover such an organism that could not have been formed by numerous successive modifications? (They showed an example of an organism that has a spinning tail, and described the various parts that operate this organism...Does anybody know the name of this?)
Are organisms classified into species like animals are? For instance, the Tucan family has many types of species such as Andigena, Aulacorhynchus etc..
What are some counter arguments toward irreducible complexity?