This article shows a very poor understanding of science. "No one has ever actually observed a genuine mutation occurring in the natural environment which was beneficial" - this is utterly false. It's easiest to observe in viruses and bacteria, mostly because their generation time span is so short, making the whole process quicker. In mammals the time scales are obviously much bigger, but we can see the process in terms of current environmental fitness - people from warmer climates having darker skin being an obvious example. His example of a 200 part system is absurd - of course the chance of getting any given combination is vanishingly small. But evolution is not heading toward any one specific combination - every step of the way there are many mutations that may give that organism an advantage.
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