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Michael Behe Quotes

American - Scientist | January 18, 1952 -

This fact immediately suggested a singular event - that at some time in the distant past the universe began expanding from an extremely small size. To many people this inference was loaded with overtones of a supernatural event - the creation, the beginning of the universe.

Time Beginning Past People Small

It was only about sixty years ago that the expansion of the universe was first observed.

Universe First Years Sixty Expansion

Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life.

Life Living Out Necessary Chemical

Thus it seemed to Haeckel that such simple life could easily be produced from inanimate material.

Life Simple Simple Life Material

In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines.

Machines Structures Simply Proteins

The basic structure of proteins is quite simple: they are formed by hooking together in a chain discrete subunits called amino acids.

Together Simple Structure Basic

The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues.

Work Science Evolution Dead Theory

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.

Car Culture Man Wind Hood Hidden

Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even attempt to explain how the simple light sensitive spot that was his starting point actually worked.

Light Simple World Eye Structure

As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions.

Out Carry Seen Number Even Proteins

Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of the world is again being shaken.

World Black View Biology Now Boxes

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.

Vision Eyes Simple Development More

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