Darwinism Under the Microscope: How Recent Scientific Evidence Points to Divine Design by Dr. James P. Gills M. D

Author:Dr. James P. Gills M. D.
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Evolution, Religious Studies, Christian Denominations & Sects, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math, Theology, Christian Science, Religious Studies & Reference, Christian Living, Education, Christian Books & Bibles
Publisher: Charisma House
Published: 2002-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

Instead of ignoring Behe, as many tried to do to Phillip Johnson, both the media and the scientific establishment are paying close attention to the feisty biochemist at Lehigh. The treatment accorded Behe in the New York Times, "the paper of record," is one sign of this cultural shift. The first significant notice came on August 4, 1996, when Darwin's Black Box was honored by a review in the New York Times book reviews. Evolutionist James Shreeve expressed appreciation for Behe's knack of explaining natural wonders. In the end, Shreeve did not agree with Behe's intelligent design proposal, saying we should not jump the gun and say, "God did it," but rather leave some mysteries for our grandchildren to work on. But the review conveyed Behe's thesis clearly:

He argues that the origin of intracellular processes underlying the foundation of life cannot be explained by natural selection or by any other mechanism based purely on chance. When examined with the powerful tools of modern biology, but not with its modern prejudices, life on a biochemical level can be a product... only of intelligent design. Coming from a practicing scientist... this proposition is close to heretical.

Even more noteworthy was the appearance of Behe's own article, "Darwin Under the Microscope," in the op/ed pages of the New York Times (Oct. 29, 1996). The steps leading to this began in mid-September when an editor of the Times startled Behe by asking if he would consider submitting an article explaining the main theses of his book.

In reply, Behe immediately wrote an op/ed piece, which lingered for a month on an editorial desk. Then, on October 2 5, front-page headlines around the world reported Pope John Paul II's puzzling (and widely misunderstood) statement on evolution as being "more than a hypothesis" based on "fresh knowledge" that scientists should be free to investigate, keeping in mind that the soul is a direct creation of God.4

Since Behe is a Roman Catholic scientist who teaches in the biology department at a major university, both the Times and Behe sensed a tie-in. Within a day, his piece had been rewritten to connect it with the pope's statement.'

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