A man from a primitive culture who sees an automobile might guess that it was powered by the wind or by an antelope hidden under the car, but when he opens up the hood and sees the engine he immediately realizes that it was designed. Michael Behe antelopeautomobilecar share on social
But sequence comparisons simply can't account for the development of complex biochemical systems any more than Darwin's comparison of simple and complex eyes told him how vision worked. Michael Behe accountbiochemicalcomparison Change image and share on social
The question of how the eye works - that is, what happens when a photon of light first impinges on the retina - simply could not be answered at that time. Michael Behe answereyeimpinge Change image and share on social
Skin is made in large measure of a protein called collagen. Michael Behe callcollagenlarge Change image and share on social
It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural. Michael Behe avoidconclusionscience Change image and share on social
Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life. Michael Behe buildcarrychemical Change image and share on social
Since natural selection requires a function to select, an irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would have to arise as an integrated unit for natural selection to have anything to act on. Michael Behe actarisebiological share on social
In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines. Michael Behe biologicalcomponentlarge Change image and share on social
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. Michael Behe aidcomfortdatum Change image and share on social
It is a shock to us in the twentieth century to discover, from observations science has made, that the fundamental mechanisms of life cannot be ascribed to natural selection, and therefore were designed. But we must deal with our shock as best we can and go on. Michael Behe ascribecenturydeal share on social
