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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: The Scientific Case for Creation: (Part 23)
Message-ID: <668@cadovax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 22:25:13 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 22:25:13 1985
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>    C.  NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  LIFE  ARE  SO
>        COMPLEX  THAT CHANCE AND EVEN BILLIONS OF YEARS CANNOT EXPLAIN
>        IT.
>
>       36.  Detailed studies of various animals have revealed  certain
>            physical   equipment   and  capabilities  that  cannot  be
>            duplicated by the world's best designers  using  the  most
>            sophisticated technologies. For example, the miniature and
>            reliable sonar systems of  the  dolphins,  porpoises,  and
>            whales;  the  frequency-modulated radar and discrimination
>            system of the bat  [a];  the  efficiency  and  aerodynamic
>            capabilities  of  the  hummingbird;  the  control systems,
>            internal  ballistics,  and  combustion  chambers  of   the
>            bombardier   beetle   [b,c];  the  precise  and  redundant
>            navigational systems of  many  birds  and  fish;  and  the
>            self-repair capabilities of practically all forms of life.
>            The many components of each complex system could not  have
>            evolved in stages without placing a selective disadvantage
>            on the animal. All evidence points to a Designer.

Well, it looks like we just found some evidence that modern engineers
haven't been able to duplicate many of the works of nature.  Not surprising,
they haven't been at it as long.

Again, what are the characteristics of something that has been 'designed'?
Complexity?  Obscurity?  Some evidence of tooling?  I suppose you could
make a case for the existance of evolution being evidence of design.

Keith Doyle
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