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Michael Behe
Michael Behe
American Scientist
Born: Jan 18, 1952
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By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning. Michael Behe
Single Several Complex System Composed Removal Parts Causes Cease Effectively Contribute Any Interacting Wherein Mean Function Basic
In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines. Michael Behe
Machines Components Structures Simply Proteins Molecular Molecular Machines Many Larger Biological
It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural. Michael Behe
Science Must Smack Supernatural Said Conclusions Any Often Which Avoid
It was a shock to people of the nineteenth century when they discovered, from observations science had made, that many features of the biological world could be ascribed to the elegant principle of natural selection. Michael Behe
Science Natural People World Made Nineteenth Nineteenth Century Features Could Selection Had Observations Principle Discovered Shock Century Natural Selection Many Elegant Biological
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
Natural Complex System Would Select Selection Arise Since Integrated Anything Natural Selection Act Requires Such A Thing Function Unit Thing Biological
The basic structure of proteins is quite simple: they are formed by hooking together in a chain discrete subunits called amino acids. Michael Behe
Together Simple Hooking Structure Proteins Discrete Quite Formed Chain Amino Basic
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
Religion Physics Thought Aid Gave Though Some Followed Seemed Data Point Lead Comfort Model Where Even Here
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
Time Light First Eye Could Simply Answered How Question Happens Works
The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues. Michael Behe
Work Science Evolution Dead Theory
Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life. Michael Behe
Life Living Machinery Out Carries Structures Reactions Proteins Chemical Builds Chemical Reactions Tissue Necessary
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
Life Best Science Natural Made Our Must Selection Observations Deal Go Were Discover Shock Cannot Century Us Natural Selection Therefore Mechanisms Twentieth Twentieth Century Fundamental Designed
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
Man Culture Car Wind Guess Hood Immediately Hidden Sees He Powered Primitive Opens Up Automobile Might Engine Who Designed
As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions. Michael Behe
Seen Out Carry Diverse Examples Proteins Limited Amazingly Even Functions Number

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