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Originally Posted by Arakkis  In the Glen Beck video Ben Stein said this:
People that have no understanding of the molecular mechanisms that make life possible find it very easy to accept evolution because in the observable world we can see clear indisputable evidence proving that evolution is a fact. However, a big problem develops once you start trying to apply evolution to biochemistry and genetics. The massive amount of complexity housed in each living cell is ridiculously explained as being produced by natural selection working through random chance. Current biological science has identified perfectly calibrated molecular machines that have redundant systems as backups should something go wrong. How does random chance, even given billions of years, produce a machine capable of repairing and replicating itself? This is really what all living things are, machines made from molecules much more complex than the plastics, metals, and alloys we use to make machines. Evolution says over a very long period of time, through trial and error, these machines were made step by step. Unfortunately, there are systems in organisms that could not have come into existence in a step by step process. This is know as irreductable complexity. For those that would actually like to become educated about this subject and see an actual SCIENTIFIC basis for ID, I invite you to read Darwin's Black Box by biochemist Michael Behe. It is not a long read but it may shake your faith (lol) in atheism. This is not some preachy religious book. It is Dr. Behe's work written so that normal people can read and understand it. I haven't checked to see if there is a thread about this in the Book forum, but if not I will add it. |
Here's a thread from a few months ago. It has a video of a seminar with a cellular biologist which devotes a very large amount of time to refuting exactly that point (irreducible complexity) and talks specifically about Michael Behe.
http://www.fohguild.org/forums/scree...own+university
Its a really interesting video which explains in very simple terms how Behe is basically full of shit.