Micheal Behe is famous for the argument against evolution known as irreducible complexity. His argument is quite simple and goes like this;
1) There are, in nature, certain biological constructs such that if one took away a single component from it, the entire construct would cease to function.
2) Such a construct could not have formed over time through evolution, for to do so it would have to develop without the parts it needs to function.
3) Therefore, evolution cannot account for various biological constructs in nature.
Kennith Miller, among many others, has pointed out a serious and fatal flaw to this argument. The argument assumes that such constructs can only have a single function. Miller uses Behe's favorite example, the mouse trap, to demonstrate his point. Behe points out that a mouse trap cannot preform its intended function without all of its parts. However, Miller points out that mouse traps can be used for many other things, such as tie clips, or key chains without all of the desired parts.
Here is a video of Kennith further explaining this refutation along with refutations of other I.D. arguments; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRsWAjvQSg
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