Exposing Discovery Institute Part 3: Michael Behe

Continuing this series exposing all the frauds at the religious propaganda mill "Discovery Institute", we arrive at Michael Behe. He became famous for his concept of "irreducible complexity", which is pretty much the go-to creationist argument. Unfortunately for them, it's very stupid. Everything Behe says in his three books is very stupid, in fact. In this video I go through his books and explain how stupid they are for all to see, even those without a background in evolutionary biology. Enjoy!
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[@carrias1]

I was raised creationist - I’m now a scientist. This kind of content is a balm on my scars from those days - it’s So helpful

[@JB-xc7mw]

I'd like to remind what Michael Behe's son said about him on Reddit over a decade ago about this:

[@f0xygem]

Also, I was on a PA school board when the Dover Trial was going on. The ID people lobbied us HARD bringing in 10 boxes of materials--one for each school board director and the superintendent.

[@ramptonarsecandle]

Here's what his colleagues think of him;

[@Apomber]

The fact these people, who have been shown to be liars, continue to use the same arguments without any real evidence is infuriating.

[@midlander4]

I love the way creationists have this almost homoerotic obsession with Darwin. Like no other scientist - before or since - has ever done any work on evolution, natural selection or speciation.

[@pingpongboi8144]

‘The man who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience’

[@Rryan8065]

Behe pulled a Kent hovind move in the trial. Like you said, 58 peer reviewed articles, 9 books and multiple text books, and behe just puts his hand up, turns his head and says “that’s not evidence that’s just a bunch of paper” which is exactly what hovind did.

[@smergthedargon8974]

The fact that a propulsion method not only evolved but evolved

[@Trigger-xw9gq]

The "Discovery Institute" has never discovered anything.

[@sciencenerd7639]

I'm so happy that you gave Dr. Dan (Creation Myths) a shout-out because I love that channel and he deserves more viewers

[@ethancole9168]

I'm a biology major who struggles with chemistry. Very much struggles with chemistry. I passed my first year with a 57%, and my second year with an 87% when i just began saying "these numbers look like they are good pals so i will multiply them together now" and pure luck.

[@finnguy9096]

I can't express enough how important it is for experts to highlight relevant studies and papers that contradict these claims. As a layperson it is excruciatingly difficult to find the proper articles amongst the thousands that are published. Thank you for your hard work!

[@stevon2000]

I love the normal content but not going to lie I get so excited to see you posted a new debunk. I love watching you play the piano by the way.

[@HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke]

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[@kylezo]

Don't take this the wrong way Dave but you're doing god's work. HOLY SHIT that copyediting typo is absolutely incredible. I can only imagine how much joy it bought you uncovering this gem

[@radlerdramatizations]

Thank you for continuing to expose these con artists and others, your work is admirable and inspirational!

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

PBS NOVA's documentary on the Kitzmiller case showed Behe get humiliated in court on 'irreducible complexity'

[@maylingng4107]

Lehigh University:

[@hanss1754]

Calling modern day evolutionary theory "darwinism" would be like calling modern day neurobiology "freudism".