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On 5/03/2025 3:31 pm, MarkE wrote:
> Is there a limit to capability of natural selection to refine, adapt and 
> create the “appearance of design”? Yes: the mechanism itself of 
> “differential reproductive success” has intrinsic limitations, whatever 
> it may be able to achieve, and this is further constrained by finite 
> time and population sizes.
> 

<snip for focus>

Martin, let's stay on topic. Would you agree that there are limits to NS 
as described, which lead to an upper limit to functional complexity in 
living things?

How these limits might be determined is a separate issue, but the first 
step is establishing this premise.