Summary of Complexity isn't that Complex of an Argument | Reacteria

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This video provides a detailed explanation of the argument from complexity, which states that life is too complex to have evolved gradually. The video argues that this argument is flawed and that there is no evidence to support it.

• 00:00:00 In this video, engineers from "Engineering Made Easy" discuss how scientists have found evidence of a divine being in DNA code. The video then goes on to explain how a computer program can be written by chance, and how this does not prove that a divine being does not exist.
• 00:05:00 In this video, a complex argument is made that DNA is so complicated that it must have been coded by a super intelligence. The argument is based on the fact that computer code is complicated and requires a designer, and DNA is similar in complexity.
• 00:10:00 The video argues that protein evolution is possible, and that statistical methods for detecting adaptive molecular evolution are present and old.
• 00:15:00 In this video, a complexity argument is made against Darwin's theory of evolution. The argument states that, because the mechanism of evolution is complex, it must have come from a mind. However, this argument has been made before, and has been shown to be flawed.
• 00:20:00 The complexity of life is irreducible, and suggests that it must have been designed. However, this design cannot be proven, and analogies to physical phenomena do not always support the argument.
• 00:25:00 The author of this video argues that life is far too complex to have evolved gradually, and that many features of life cannot be explained by natural selection. He also argues that if life is designed, then it must be designed by a complex designer. These arguments are all based on the argument from complexity, which is either self-contradictory or self-destructive. However, the most important part of the videos is that the idea that complex biological systems can't evolve gradually has never been proven true, and has been proven false multiple times.
• 00:30:00 The video argues that complexity is not that complex, and that neither evolution nor creationism address the argument at hand. The video also argues that complexity is an easy argument to trick people with, and that educators need to be careful about it.