Common sense tells us that things that are designed to be and function a certain way in concert with other designed elements require an intelligent designer. That’s the logic behind the idea of irreducible complexity as evidence for Intelligent Design as essential to understanding the universe and life.

Consider the ATP Synthase, described by the Discovery Institute as “a molecular machine found in many living organisms. It serves as a miniature power-generator, producing an energy-carrying molecule, adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.

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The ATP Synthase is of particular interest to we humans because without it our bodies don’t function. It is “the final step in a long and complex metabolic pathway involving numerous enzymes and other molecules — all so the cell can produce ATP to power biochemical reactions, and provide energy for other molecular machines in the cell.”

Now, here’s the thing – the ATP Synthase is made of multiple moving parts, each with essential and unique functions, that must be assembled in a certain order. Otherwise, the ATP Synthase doesn’t work.

One of those moving parts is a camshaft that functions much like the camshaft (s) in an internal combustion engine, opening and closing valves to keep the process going as intended. Camshafts in automotive powerplants require designers. Check out this Discovery Institute animation video that explains how it all works:

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