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“In private many scientists admit that science has no explanation for the beginning of life... Darwin never imagined the exquisitely profound complexity that exists even at the most basic levels of life.”

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Michael Behe is a renowned biochemist known for his contributions to the field of molecular biology. He gained widespread attention for his theory of 'intelligent design,' which challenges some fundamental principles of evolution. Born on January 18, 1952, Behe has made significant impacts in the scientific and philosophical discussions surrounding biology. more

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“As the number of unexplained, irreducibly complex biological systems increases, our confidence that Darwin's criterion of failure has been met skyrockets toward the maximum that science allows.”

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“The first point one has to get straight in discussions like this, is that ID is not the opposite of evolution. Rather, it is the opposite of Darwinism, which says life evolved by an utterly unguided, undirected mechanism. If god directed the process of evolution, or rigged the universe to produce complex life, then that is not Darwinism - it is intelligent design.”

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“I find the idea of common descent (that all organisms share a common ancestor) fairly convincing, and have no particular reason to doubt it.”

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“I believe the evidence strongly supports common descent. But the root question remains unanswered: What has caused complex systems to form?”

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“Their [the new atheists] treatment of the religious viewpoint is pathetic to the point of non-being. Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion would fail any introductory philosophy or religion course. Proudly he criticizes that whereof he knows nothing.”

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“Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.”

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“Programs to demonstrate Darwinian evolution are akin to a pinball machine. The steel ball bounces around differently every time but eventually falls down the little hole behind the flippers.”

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