Repackaging an Old Theory with a Shiny New Ribbon
Evolutionists have embarked on a new old theory that is sure to take them over old territory in a new way so that hope springs anew from well worn ground. It is sure to inspire a whole new generation to tread through their parents’ mistakes with the same misplaced zeal, rejuvenating their enthusiasm for the mausoleum of arguments of times long past. They declare it a “sweeping new law of nature!” How bold. What is it? That the more complex patterns get, the more complex the patterns that result, boldly called the “ law of increasing functional information. ” Isn’t that a bold title? Inspiring! The theory does not just say that “evolving systems, biological and non-biological, always form from numerous interacting building blocks like atoms or cells, and that processes exist - such as cellular mutation - that generate many different configurations. Evolution occurs ... when these various configurations are subject to selection for useful functions,” but it also says that it is all due t