Michael Behe was a biochemist. He published Darwin's Black Box in 1996 - laying out his idea's of 'irreducible complexity'. In the years since then he has abandoned his work in science in favour of the lecture circuit.

The the arguments in the book sound convincing to the general public but they are rejected by working biochemists who know the science behind them.

Wikipedia has this to say:
"Though influential within the intelligent design movement for several years, the book has lost some of its currency as more and more examples given by Behe as evidence of irreducible complexity have been shown to be explicable by known evolutionary mechanisms, something Behe conceded under cross examination while testifying as an expert witness on behalf of the defendants in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District"

In fact if you look up the Dover case you will see that Behe confirmed under oath that for Intelligent Design to be defined as science you would have to loosen the definition of science to the point that Astrology or palm reading would also qualify...

In short - Behe pushes his ideas to people who do not know the science behind them because people who do understand the science know that his ideas don't hold water.

"Recently, David Klinghoffer had a great post on how Darwinists pressured people to remove an interview with Michael Behe, the brilliant author of Darwin's Black Box."

Behe is brilliant??? Then why does the entire scientific community laugh at him?

The truth is both Behe and Klinghoffer, who are both employees of the Dishonesty Institute, are idiots.

By the way moron, they are called "biologists", not "darwinists".

Can you say "biologist", Mr. Uneducated Hick.

Also, evolution is a basic scientific fact. Denying the truth of evolution is equal to a belief in a flat earth.

Did I mention that you're a moron?

"It is always interesting to me that so many people who claim that evolution is more than a just an old theory are afraid of allowing intelligent disagreement to be aired."

Grow up moron. Old theory? It's not as old as gravity. You got a problem with gravity?

Disagree all you want asshole, if you don't mind being laughed at.

Intelligent design = supernatural magic.

Only retards, like Behe, Klinghoffer, and Don Quixote, think magic is a valid scientific idea.

Don, please go read your worthless Bible and STFU.

Flippertie,

Thanks for the Dover reference, when time permits I’ll try to look that one up. In general, that is the best thing to do with anything you learn from Wikipedia. While they are better than the mainstream media, there is still more opinion than fact on it.

Bobxxx,

You are welcome on this site if you can be polite and contribute intellectually. Right now, you have done a great job reinforcing my point about how many of those who believe in evolution are intolerant of other ideas. Instead of discussing the facts, you make personal attacks. You are such a good example, I suspect many who share your beliefs will suspect a Behe fan posted instead of a real Darwinist...

I have a doctorate and frequently socialize with university biologists and biochemists. Many of them do not believe in evolution either, but would never publically question it lest they be blacklisted from grants, promotion, and/or tenure (as recently happened to astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez because of espousing other views unpopular with liberals). According to the latest Gallup poll I read (about February 2009), only 39% of Americans believed in evolution. So be as insulting as you want to myself and 61% of your fellow Americans, you just support my point about the intolerance of Darwinists.