Claim CF001.5:
Energy inflow into a system is not enough to make that energy useful. There must also be an energy conversion mechanism. Without that system, evolution cannot work.Source:
Yahya, Harun, 2003. Darwinism Refuted, Evolution and thermodynamics.
http://www.darwinismrefuted.com/thermodynamics_01.html
Response:
- Any atom can be an energy conversion mechanism. Atoms routinely
convert between light energy, thermal energy, and chemical potential
energy. The energy conversion mechanism is ubiquitous.
- A lack of an energy conversion system would not only invalidate evolution; it would invalidate life itself. Evolution requires only reproduction, natural selection, and heritable variation, all of which are observed in life. The conversion of energy is a quality of life, so the conversion system exists for evolution to work with.
created 2003-6-4