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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 26 quotes by Michael Behe Michael J. Behe (/ˈbiːhiː/ BEE-hee; born January 18, 1952) is an American biochemist, author, and intelligent design (ID) advocate. He currently serves as professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and as a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Behe is best known for his argument for irreducible complexity (IC), which argues that some biochemical structures are too complex to be adequately... Read full biography of Michael Behe → 1 2 Ctrl → Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life. 0 In Darwin's time all of biology was a black box: not only the cell, or the eye, or digestion, or immunity, but every biological structure and... → 0 In the 19th century the anatomy of the eye was known in great detail and the sophisticated mechanisms it employs to deliver an accurate picture of... → 0 Thus it seemed to Haeckel that such simple life could easily be produced from inanimate material. 0 In order to say that some function is understood, every relevant step in the process must be elucidated. 0 The point here is that physics followed the data where it seemed to lead, even though some thought the model gave aid and comfort to religion. 0 Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of... → 0 It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural. 0 Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even... → 0 By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the... → 0 As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions. 0 The basic structure of proteins is quite simple: they are formed by hooking together in a chain discrete subunits called amino acids. 0 We are not inferring design to account for a black box, but to account for an open box. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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