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Quetzal · 02-22-2002, 11:40 PM

Well, to be honest, the reference to Ahab isn't very appropriate - the prey is substantially less monstrous than a giant white whale...

For those seeking a slightly more stimulating debate, EVC Forum has attracted another creationist pseudo-shark. This one is a Dembski-ite specified complexity subspecies. It appears moderately articulate, and might provide some sport.

A teaser:

Quote:

Originally posted by CROsoft:

The very concept of random mutations decreasing randomness is not particularly logical. Information is a measure of the decrease in randomness/uncertainty at a reciever or molecular machine. Uncertainty is a logarythmic measure of the number of choices a reciever (or molecular machine) has. Not one mutation has ever been observed to increase the specified complexity and information (as defined above) of a genome.
Gene duplication and polyploidy do not increase genetic information and specified complexity. They simply repeat existing information. A duplicated gene/chromosome adds no more information than the same statement doubled does. A duplicated gene/chromosome adds no more information than the same statement doubled does.

The full debate can be found <a href="http://www.evcforum.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000114.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Note to Oolon: this cretinist has a real fixation on Dawkins.:;

Join the fun - I doubt he'll come to II.

Automaton · 02-23-2002, 12:16 AM

Aw, I dislike visiting multiple forums on the same subject. Perhaps someone could get him to come here, I think it would be interesting and entertaining to destroy this kind of argument.

Ergaster · 02-23-2002, 06:04 AM

Heh heh..so *that's* where CROsoft has got to. He got spanked pretty hard over a few posts at True Seekers, promised repeatedly that he had a terrific reply, and then vanished into the sunset.

I wonder if that is a habit of his....

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02-23-2002, 12:16 AM	#2
Automaton Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 717	Aw, I dislike visiting multiple forums on the same subject. Perhaps someone could get him to come here, I think it would be interesting and entertaining to destroy this kind of argument.

02-23-2002, 06:04 AM	#3
Ergaster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 506	Heh heh..so that's where CROsoft has got to. He got spanked pretty hard over a few posts at True Seekers, promised repeatedly that he had a terrific reply, and then vanished into the sunset. I wonder if that is a habit of his....

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