Rel Anth – October 1
Random Vs. Designed
3 Big-Time Evidences for Design
• The cell (biochemistry)
• The origin of the universe (cosmology)
• The structure of DNA (biological information)
Darwin’s thoughts about the cell
• P185
• Darwin thought the cell was nothing but a bubble of protoplasm or jelly.
Darwin & Car Stereos
Irreducible complexity
• P186 – “A minimum level of complexity that must be present before such a tightly integrated system can function at all.”
Mousetraps
-If you only have some of the parts?-Irreducible complexity is the minimum amount of parts that need to be in place to catch mice
Bacterial flagellum – P187
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7Emmddf7Y
Reality & Car Stereos
Just one component
In Darwin’s own words…
• “If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down.” – Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species
The big question
•Are living organisms aggregates or organized
wholes?
Homework
• Threaded Discussions Post and 2 Comments by 9pm Thursday