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> [As commonly understood, creationism involves belief in an earth formed only about ten thousand years ago, an interpretation of the Bible that is still very popular. For the record, I have no reason to doubt that the universe is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/as-commonly-understood-creationism-involves-belief-in-an-earth-formed/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

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> [I find the idea of common descent (that all organisms share a common ancestor) fairly convincing, and have no particular reason to doubt it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/i-find-the-idea-of-common-descent-that-all-organisms-share-a-common/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

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## More by Michael Behe

> [As the number of unexplained, irreducibly complex biological systems increases, our confidence that Darwin's criterion of failure has been met skyrockets toward the maximum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/as-the-number-of-unexplained-irreducibly-complex-biological-systems/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [As commonly understood, creationism involves belief in an earth formed only about ten thousand years ago, an interpretation of the Bible that is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/as-commonly-understood-creationism-involves-belief-in-an-earth-formed/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [I find the idea of common descent (that all organisms share a common ancestor) fairly convincing, and have no particular reason to doubt it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/i-find-the-idea-of-common-descent-that-all-organisms-share-a-common/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [Thus it seemed to Haeckel that such simple life could easily be produced from inanimate material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/thus-it-seemed-to-haeckel-that-such-simple-life-could-easily-be/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/proteins-are-the-machinery-of-living-tissue-that-builds-the/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [I believe the evidence strongly supports common descent. But the root question remains unanswered: What has caused complex systems to form?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/i-believe-the-evidence-strongly-supports-common-descent-but-the-root/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [In private many scientists admit that science has no explanation for the beginning of life… Darwin never imagined the exquisitely profound complexity that exists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/in-private-many-scientists-admit-that-science-has-no-explanation-for/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/the-theory-of-undirected-evolution-is-already-dead-but-the-work-of/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [Many people, including many important and well-respected scientists, just don't want there to be anything beyond nature. They don't want a supernatural being to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/many-people-including-many-important-and-well-respected-scientists/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [If you take away a rock from a pile of rocks you haven't changed much. It's still a heap of rocks - just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/if-you-take-away-a-rock-from-a-pile-of-rocks-you-haven-t-changed-much/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/it-is-often-said-that-science-must-avoid-any-conclusions-which-smack/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [The question is: exactly how did life get here? Was it by natural selection and random mutation or was it by something else? Everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/the-question-is-exactly-how-did-life-get-here-was-it-by-natural/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [Under my definition, a scientific theory is a proposed explanation which focuses or points to physical, observable data and logical inferences. There are many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/under-my-definition-a-scientific-theory-is-a-proposed-explanation/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/as-can-be-seen-even-by-this-limited-number-of-examples-proteins-carry/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

> [It is a shock to us in the twentieth century to discover, from observations science has made, that the fundamental mechanisms of life cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-behe/it-is-a-shock-to-us-in-the-twentieth-century-to-discover-from/)

[Michael Behe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-behe/)

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