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Video
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Proponents of intelligent design claim that something called "irreducible complexity" provides scientific evidence for the presence of an intelligent designer. In the following courtroom reenactment from NOVA: "Judgment Day," watch as Michael Behe, a biology professor at Lehigh University and an expert witness for the defense, explains how the bacterial flagellum provides evidence of design because of its complex structure. Behe coined the term "irreducibly complex" to describe such complex systems.
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Reading
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Read the following Op-Ed article written by Michael Behe and published in the New York Times on February 7, 2005.
Design for Living
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Notebook
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Behe maintains that the contemporary argument for intelligent design is based on physical evidence and a straightforward application of logic. Provide a brief summary of his points from the above reading. In what way do the points made by Behe fit (or not fit) with your understanding of the nature of science?
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