Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:07 am
For those who may be confused by my use of the phrase, "irreducible complexity" commonly associated with the creationists, Dembski and Behe, here is a short article describing a typical example of how Darwinian co-evolution produces the appearance of IC:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/uoo-eo040406.php
There are now two connotations of "IC", one that defines it as an impossible situation, and one that defines it as giving only the illusion of impossibility. I have used the latter.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/uoo-eo040406.php
Evolution of 'irreducible complexity' explained
There are now two connotations of "IC", one that defines it as an impossible situation, and one that defines it as giving only the illusion of impossibility. I have used the latter.