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Rel Anth – October 1

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

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Rel Anth – October 1

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  1. Rel Anth – October 1 Random Vs. Designed

  2. 3 Big-Time Evidences for Design • The cell (biochemistry) • The origin of the universe (cosmology) • The structure of DNA (biological information)

  3. Darwin’s thoughts about the cell • P185 • Darwin thought the cell was nothing but a bubble of protoplasm or jelly.

  4. Darwin & Car Stereos

  5. Irreducible complexity • P186 – “A minimum level of complexity that must be present before such a tightly integrated system can function at all.”

  6. 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

  7. Bacterial flagellum – P187 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7Emmddf7Y

  8. Reality & Car Stereos

  9. Just one component

  10. 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

  11. The big question • Are living organisms aggregates or organized wholes?

  12. Homework • Threaded Discussions Post and 2 Comments by 9pm Thursday

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