Michael Behe on COVID-19 and ‘Why Are There Viruses, Anyway?’

Episode 1303 March 16, 2020 00:15:32
Michael Behe on COVID-19 and ‘Why Are There Viruses, Anyway?’
Intelligent Design the Future
Michael Behe on COVID-19 and ‘Why Are There Viruses, Anyway?’

Mar 16 2020 | 00:15:32

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, host Andrew McDiarmid and biochemist Michael Behe discuss the pandemic coronavirus known as COVID-19. The two move through a series of questions, some straightforward, others more speculative. What is a virus and where did this one come from? Why is it so much worse than other coronavirus strains? What sort of evolution is involved here? Does the human species have any ancient, shared genetic relationship with viruses? And why are there viruses in the first place?

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