| | Irreducible Complexity I
The IC argument states, essentially, that there are some biological
systems which could not have evolved because without one or more of
thier parts, they would not be functional. So, to evolve such a
system, there would have to be a construction of a non-functional
system with an end goal in mind -- and that wouldn't be evolution at
all, now would it?
IC systems include the chemical wondershop that is the bombardier
beetle's defense system, in which two volatile chemicals which are
stored in separate, specialized compartments are mixed in an equally
specialized tube with another -- you guessed it -- specialized enzyme
to create a super-heated toxic spray that emits from the beetle's
abdomen:
Other systems include the human eye, blood-clotting systems,
hunter-killer immuno-defense systems and the venus flytrap. All
seem to be non-functional if you take away any part of the system.
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