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On 3/5/25 7:24 PM, MarkE wrote:
> 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.

No, I don't agree with the premise.  Creating functional complexity is 
what evolution does.  I see no indication of an upper limit.

-- 
Mark Isaak
"Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between 'That
doesn't make sense' and 'I don't understand.'" - Mary Doria Russell