Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves: Evolution Works, But Nothing Like What They Claim For It

Episode 1191 February 04, 2019 00:19:55
Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves: Evolution Works, But Nothing Like What They Claim For It
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Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves: Evolution Works, But Nothing Like What They Claim For It

Feb 04 2019 | 00:19:55

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, Jay Richards interviews biologist and Center for Science and Culture senior fellow Michael Behe on his forthcoming book Darwin Devolves: The New Science About DNA That Challenges Evolution, available now for pre-order. Very recent advances in gene sequencing show that genetic mutations and natural selection sometimes work to create niche advantages, but by breaking genes, not by building new ones. It’s like increasing fuel efficiency by jettisoning things from your car: great if fuel efficiency is a matter of life or death, not so great if you actually wanted that back seat in there. And in any case, it isn't how a car gets built in the first place. In the same way, Darwinian evolution can improve some functions in certain situations by breaking things, but it’s no way to evolve fundamentally new biological systems and body plans.

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