I know what you're saying, but I wouldn't use the term "lame." It seems that Gall's Law is essentially asserting that progressive evolution works, and spontaneo

I know what you're saying, but I wouldn't use the term "lame." It seems that Gall's Law is essentially asserting that progressive evolution works, and spontaneous creation doesn't. Yet evolution also means that most participants, be they organic or electronic, fail, in the sense that they don't lead to descendants which carry on their code. Only a tiny fraction of all organisms/software have living/executing progeny today. The article says Gall noted: "A simple system may or may not work." I'd add: "A simple system that works isn't necessarily any good."