Re: To sum up

On 15/02/2025 1:53 pm, Mark Isaak wrote:

On 2/8/25 5:06 AM, MarkE wrote:

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My argument is therefore, as complexity goes up, the challenges to naturalistic OOL and evolution also increase.

 Evolution produces complexity without the least concern. Design tries to minimize it and create simplicity. As complexity goes up, the challenge to designed OOL also increases.
 

My assertion is self-evident, is it not? I.e.:
OOL: the more complex the first self-replicating entity needs to be, the greater the challenge to its prebiotic (i.e. pre-Darwinian evolution) formation.
Evolution: the more complex a "higher" organism, given a maximum plausible rate of mutation, fixation and time, the greater the challenge to its evolution.
On the other hand, your assertion that "evolution produces complexity without the least concern" is not self-evident, and is neither an argument nor a rebuttal. The capability of evolution to produce complexity is, rather, a fundamental contention.