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Dictionary » I » Irreducible IrreducibleIrreducible 1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia. 2. (Science: mathematics) incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression; as, an irreducible formula. (Science: mathematics) irreducible case, a particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore fails in its application. Irreducibleness, Irreducibly.
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Results from our forumBird-Dinosaur NewsIrreducible Complexity - as a concept - is more than just its definition. "an irreducibly complex system [is] one 'composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the ...
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Re: Bird-Dinosaur News I'm not sure what you're saying here. To say what doesn't exist? Irreducible complexity. There had been a comment made that it doesn't exist. It has allegedly been "disproven" by Ken Miller (there is a difference between a refutation and disproving ...
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Re: Bird-Dinosaur News... from the cell? What do I have if I remove the alternator from my car? It will function but I will have to push it. Anyway when I do I'll disprove irreducible comp. Say hypothetically the car was not designed but evolved--I would still have to push it. The only difference is the car is not alive, ...
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Bird-Dinosaur News I will read the article, but I'm sure it will be full of straw men. No, AFJ, it is irreducible complexity that is full of straw men. Read the book (it's a book, not an online article) I indicated and you'll realize that. Every single example of IC you have proposed ...
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Re: Bird-Dinosaur News Irreducible complexity is very testable. Take any one of the 5 parts of a mousetrap away and it will cease to work. The concept is that simple. I spent a LOT of time thinking about, and writing, the following so please take ...
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