Author: Michael Behe

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
March 14, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, David Snoke, E. coli, Ebola, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, genes, HIV, malaria, Michael Lynch, Michigan State University, mutation rate, polar bears, population size, Response to Criticism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, Telliamed Revisited, tiktaalik, tinkering, turtles, viruses, waiting-time problem}

For Dreams of Darwinian Evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution Is an Insuperable Problem

_{Michael Behe
March 14, 2019

Evolution

13}

Professor Lenski’s contrasting of the frequency versus importance of evolutionary changes is misconceived and his illustrations are inapt. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
March 6, 2019

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __cedited, APOB, blubber, cholesterol, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanism, DNA, evolution, genes, mice, Michigan State University, polar bears, proteins, Response to Criticism, Richard Lenski, Science (journal), Telliamed Revisited, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Lessons from Polar Bear Studies

_{Michael Behe
March 6, 2019

Evolution, History of Science, Philosophy of Science

10}

Computer methods of analyzing mutations are widely used because they are generally accurate. They do not suddenly lose their accuracy when I cite them. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 14, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, blood-clotting cascade, Cambridge University Press, chloroquine, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, E. coli, Ernst Mayr, evolution, exaptation, Finding Darwin's God, gene duplication, hemoglobin, Hox genes, Kenneth Miller, Long Term Evolution Experiment, mammals, mutations, Nathan Lents, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, olfaction, PLoS Genetics, primates, Response to Criticism, ribose, Richard Lenski, Robert L. Summers, Russell Doolittle, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), The Edge of Evolution, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Train Wreck of a Review: A Response to Lenski et al. in Science

_{Michael Behe
February 14, 2019

Evolution

30}

Richard Lenski has spent decades overseeing the most extensive, most acclaimed laboratory evolution experiment conducted to date. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 14, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, APOB, Cell (journal), Darwin Devolves, Darwinists, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, gene regulation, genes, humans, Jerry Coyne, Long Term Evolution Experiment, mice, Nathan Lents, polar bears, Response to Criticism, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Shiping Liu}

Coyne and Polar Bears: Why You Should Never Rely on Incompetent Reviewers

_{Michael Behe
February 14, 2019

Biology, Evolution

5}

A very common way to try to discredit an argument is to exaggerate it, ignore distinctions an author makes, and/or change carefully qualified claims into bizarre absolutes. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 7, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Darwin Devolves, devolution, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, genes, intelligent design, John Jay College, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, offspring, Peaceful Science, Response to Criticism, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Woo-hoo! In Science Review of Darwin Devolves, Lenski Has No Response to My Main Argument

_{Michael Behe
February 7, 2019

Biology, Evolution

3}

In a few days I will offer a detailed rebuttal. But here is the overwhelmingly important point to notice right up front. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
October 27, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, absence of evidence, argument from ignorance, circular reasoning, Darwinian theory, evidence for id, experimental science, falsifiability, gradualism, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, logic, Michael Ruse, molecular biology, positive case for design, presuppositions, Response to Criticism, testability, theistic evolution}

Philosophical Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Critics

_{Michael Behe
October 27, 2016

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

38}

Some reviewers of Darwin's Black Box raised philosophical objections. I will discuss several of these. Read More ›