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How the body worksAnatomyPhysiologyGenetics and genomics
Richard Dawkins demonstrates how a complex organ like the eye can evolve through incremental, beneficial steps from simple light-sensitive cells.
Creationists and supporters of Intelligent Design like to point to what they call the "irreducible complexity" of the eye as proof of the existence of a designer/creator. In other words, they like to say that complex components of our physiology like the eye could not have come about through a process of evolution because they are not of any use until everything is in place and working. In this excerpt from his lecture "Growing Up In The Universe: Climbing Mount Improbable", Professor Dawkins demonstrates how something complex like the eye can indeed evolve. See all five "Growing Up In The Universe" lectures by Richard Dawkins in their entirety here: richannel.org/christmas-lectures/1991/richard-dawkinsWhat people say. Recommended as a clear demonstration of how the complex structure of the eye evolved incrementally, refuting the idea of irreducible complexity.
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