Michael J. Behe ( born January 18, 1952) is an American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate.
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. Use this quote
We are not inferring design to account for a black box, but to account for an open box. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Science is not a game in which arbitrary rules are used to decide what explanations are to be permitted. Use this quote
The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues. Use this quote
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