Tag: biochemistry

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Author
James Tour

Date
March 1, 2021

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
abiogenesis, ad hominem fallacy, biochemistry, Brian Miller, Christianity, Dave Farina, entropy, high energy, James M. Tour, low entropy, OOL, organic chemistry, origin of life, synthetic organic chemistry, Thermodynamics}

A James Tour Course on Abiogenesis: Prologue

_{James Tour

March 1, 2021

Evolution}

Today’s ID the Future features audio of the first in a series of YouTube videos by Dr. James Tour on the origin-of-life problem. Here Tour, a renowned synthetic organic chemist and professor at Rice University, explains why he is addressing the origin-of-life issue, also known as abiogenesis, and touches on some common misconceptions about the field. He says the organizing impetus for the series is a YouTube video by Dave Farina, “Elucidating the Agenda of James Tour: A Defense of Abiogenesis.” As Farina’s title suggests, he begins his video with an ad hominem attack, seeking to discredit Tour by showing that Tour is a Christian. Tour briefly responds to this line of attack and then moves into matters scientific. There Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
January 11, 2021

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
biochemistry, biology, Darwinism, devolution, Dogs, Evolution, hemoglobin, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, malaria, Michael Medved, Michael Medved Show, mousetrap, random mutations, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell mutation}

Michael Medved Spotlights Michael Behe and His New Book

_{Michael Behe

January 11, 2021

Evolution}

Today’s ID the Future features an excerpt from the Michael Medved Show spotlighting intelligent design proponent Michael Behe. The two Michaels do a quick flyover of Behe’s hard-hitting new book, A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael Behe Answers His Critics. Along the way they discuss some random mutations often touted as proof of evolution’s power, including some found in dogs. On closer inspection, this dog of an argument for evolution won’t hunt. Tune in to hear Behe’s lucid explanation.

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
December 9, 2020

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
A Mousetrap for Darwin, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, Charles Darwin, Darwin, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwin’s test, Darwinism, Evolution, evolutionary theory, irreducible complexity, molecular biology, molecular evolution, Molecular Machines, mousetrap, Neo-Darwinism, The Origin of Species}

Michael Behe on the Battle of the Mousetraps

_{Michael Behe

December 9, 2020

Evolution}

On this ID the Future, Michael Behe responds to the attacks on … his mousetrap. Behe used the common mousetrap to illustrate the idea of irreducible complexity, showing how various mechanical contrivances need all of their main parts to function, and to show how irreducible complexity poses a major challenge to Darwinism’s idea of gradual, step-by-step evolution of some biological machines. Most of the attacks on Behe’s argument have focused on the irreducibly complex biological systems he spotlighted, such as the outboard motor known as the bacterial flagellum. But some of his critics fixated on the mousetrap itself, and argued that the mousetrap wasn’t actually irreducibly complex. Behe rebuts these counterarguments and explains why he’s convinced they fail. The discussion Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
December 2, 2020

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
A Mousetrap for Darwin, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, comparative anatomy, comparative genomics, Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwin’s test, David Snoke, DNA sequencing, Edge of Evolution, Evolution: a Theory in Crisis, eye, genome, irreducible complexity, macromolecular complexes, Michael Denton, molecular biology, molecular evolution, Molecular Machines, Nature (Journal), The Origin of Species, waiting time problem}

Michael Behe on the Growth of ID via the Growth of Science

_{Michael Behe

December 2, 2020

Evolution}

On this ID the Future, Michael Behe continues discussing A Mousetrap for Darwin, his newest book. Understanding of the cell has grown “by leaps and bounds” since the 1990s, when Behe’s first book appeared. Fresh discoveries have revealed ever more complex structures inside the cell. As Behe explains, it isn’t just the bacterial flagellum that’s irreducibly complex; the “hook” region inside the flagellum is, too. Evolution’s proper place of study has moved from gross anatomy and population genetics to biochemistry. In his conversation with host Eric Anderson, Behe says that intelligent design theory’s predictions are coming true over time, while for every step of increasing knowledge, it gets “worse and worse” for the theory of evolution by undirected unintelligent processes. Read More ›

Michael Behe Still from Secrets in the Cell

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 18, 2020

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
appearance of design, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, Biological Information, Bruce Alberts, Charles Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinism, DNA, Eric Davidson, Evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, genetic information, information, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, Lehigh University, Michael Levine, molecular biology, molecular machinery, Neo-Darwinism, origins science, protein nanomachines, scientific consensus, scientific paradigm, The Edge of Evolution, unguided evolution}

Michael Behe Reads from His New Book

_{Michael Behe

November 18, 2020

Evolution}

On this ID the Future, Lehigh University biochemist Michael Behe reads from A Mousetrap for Darwin, his latest book making the case against blind evolution and for intelligent design. The volume contains some brand new material alongside a substantial collection of essays he’s written over the years in response to critics of his three previous intelligent design books. His pro-Darwin critics have jumped all over Behe. Some have even claimed he’s ignored their objections. A Mousetrap for Darwin gives the lie to that charge. Behe has answered his critics, and done so decisively, in everything from the New York Times and prominent blogs to major science journals. Listen in as he lays the groundwork for his fourth fascinating book, in Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
April 22, 2019

Categorized
Evolution, Life Sciences

Tagged
__edited, biochemistry, comparative difficulty, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, David Snoke, degradative evolution, Evolution, evolutionary theory, Gregor Mendel, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, Johann Gregor Mendel, Joseph Thornton, mathematical evolution, Richard Lenski, Ronald Fisher, Sir Ronald Fisher}

Michael Behe on the Darwinist Math Mirage

_{Michael Behe

April 22, 2019

Evolution, Life Sciences}

On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid continues his series with Michael Behe about Behe’s new book Darwin Devolves: The New Science about DNA That Challenges Evolution. Here Behe explains the “Revenge of the Principle of Comparative Difficulty,” According to this principle, evolution it is much easier for evolution to create a new adaptive niche by damaging one or more genes than even the simplest new genes and irreducibly complex structures. Along the way, Behe also explores how biology got enamored of mathematical theory built on “hopeful ignorance” regarding the nature of genes.

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
March 13, 2019

Tagged
__edited, biochemistry, biology, Darwin Devolves, Evolution, Flagellum, Intelligent Design}

Aristotle, Behe and Cells: The ABCs of Evolution’s Inadequacies

_{Michael Behe

March 13, 2019}

On this episode of ID the Future, biochemist Michael Behe talks with Andrew McDiarmid about Behe’s new book, Darwin Devolves: The New Science About DNA That Challenges Evolution. Behe shares about his thinking on evolution as a post-doc, talks about the history of biology, and discusses why the turn of the millennium has been the perfect time to gain knowledge about the foundation of evolution and life’s history.

Doug Axe: Lignin & the Coherent Design of the Ecosystem

_{Douglas Axe

August 27, 2012}

This episode of ID the Future features part of a lecture given by Biologic Institute scientist Doug Axe on his recent research on the molecule lignin. Lignin provides a paradoxical case for the Darwinian method of evolution, but fits perfectly into a design oriented scientific paradigm. Thirty percent of non-fossil organic carbon on the planet is lignin, so in a Darwinian world, something should have developed the ability to consume lignin — but it hasn’t. Lignin binds together and protects plant cellulose, which is vital to all types of large plant life; “The peculiar properties of lignin therefore make perfect sense when seen as part of a coherent design for the entire ecosystem of our planet.”