description: Michael J. Behe, a biochemist at Lehigh University, presents here a scientific argument for the existence of God. Examining the evolutionary theory of the origins of life, he can go part of the way with Darwin--he accepts the idea that species have been differentiated by the mechanism of natural selection from a common ancestor. But he thinks that the essential randomness of this process can explain evolutionary development only at the macro level, not at the micro level of his expertise. Within the biochemistry of living cells, he argues, life is "irreducibly complex." This is the last black box to be opened, the end of the road for science. Faced with complexity at this level, Behe suggests that it can only be the product of "intelligent design."
title: Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
titlecomplete: Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
genres: Biology, Science, Philosophy, Religion, Christianity, Intelligent Design, Theology, Nonfiction, Christian, Evolution
ratings_count: 3822
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Christianity Today Book Award
category: Book of the Year
publisher: Free Press