"The conclusion of intelligent design flows naturally from the data itself—not from sacred books or sectarian beliefs . . . The reluctance of science to embrace the conclusion of intelligent design . . . has no justifiable foundation . . . . Most people, including many important and well-respected scientists, just don't want there to be anything beyond nature”
        Michael Behe, molecular scientist from Lehigh University
        Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, 1996

I am sorry to say, freedom of inquiry in science is being suppressed. Under a new anti-religious dogmatism, scientists and educators are not allowed to even think thoughts that involve an intelligent creator. They cannot even mention the possibility that–as Newton or Galileo believed–these laws were created by God or a higher being. They could get fired, lose tenure, have their grants cut off. This can happen. It has happened.
        Ben Stein, author, actor, film-maker
        EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed
"Truth" 2: Evolution is a fact supported by scientific evidence upon which every scientist agrees.

"Evolution is unproved and unprovable."
        Sir Arthur Keith, author of the foreword to the 100th edition of
        Origin of the Species.

"Scientists who go about teaching that evolution is a fact of life are great con-men, and the story they are telling may be the greatest hoax ever."
        Dr. T. N. Tahmisian, Atomic Energy Commission, USA.

"Evolution is a fairy tale for grown-ups. This theory has helped nothing in the progress of science. It is useless."
        Professor Louis Bounoure, Director of Research,
        National Center of Scientific Research.

"[Evolutionary theory] is still, as it was in Darwin's time, a highly speculative hypothesis entirely without direct factual support . . . "
        Michael Denton, molecular biologist

(Over 400 scientists are "convinced by new scientific evidence that Darwinian evolution is deficient.")

Click here for larger drawing of "simple cell"

"Truth" 3: Life began as simple, single-celled organisms Darwin wrote his theory in the 19th century when it was believed that a cell was just “a homogeneous globule of protoplasm.” They did not know about DNA or the complex processes that go on inside a cell. Today, we know that there is no such thing as a "simple" cell. "Each cell in the human body contains more information than in all thirty volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It's certainly reasonable to make the inference that this isn't the random product of unguided nature, but it's the unmistakable sign of an Intelligent Designer.         Walter L. Bradley,         The Mystery of Life's Origin

Biochemist Michael Behe (Darwin's Black Box) says that modern science has made the Darwinian explanation of the origin of complex life forms much less believable than it was in Darwin's day.In the 19th century, it was believed that a cell was just "a homogeneous globule of protoplasm." They did not know about DNA or the complex processes that go on inside a cell.

The book's central thesis is that many biological systems are "irreducibly complex" at the molecular level. Behe gives the following definition of irreducible complexity:

Behe starts with the example of a mousetrap; he claims that a standard mousetrap is "irreducibly complex". Such a mousetrap consists of:

        (1) a flat wooden platform to act as a base

        (2) a metal hammer, which does the actual job of crushing
        the little mouse

        (3) a spring with extended ends to press against the platform and
        the hammer when the trap is charged

        (4) a sensitive catch that releases the hammer when slight pressure
        is applied

        (5) a metal bar that connects to the catch and charged hammer
        (there are also assorted staples to hold the system together)

Behe then continues with his logic as to why this system is "irreducibly complex":

Which part could be missing and still allow you to catch a mouse? If the wooden base were gone, there would be no platform for attaching the other components. If the hammer were gone, the mouse could dance all night on the platform without becoming pinned to the wooden base. If there were no spring, the hammer and platform would jangle loosely, and again the rodent would be unimpeded. If there were no catch or metal holding bar, then the spring would snap the hammer shut as soon as you let go of it...

A mousetrap cannot “evolve” slowly, bit by bit. All of the parts must be in place at the same time. The same with such things as DNA.