Michael Behe

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← Previous revision Revision as of 01:23, 14 April 2026 Line 27: Line 27: Behe was born in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]], and grew up in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], where he graduated from [[Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Bishop McDevitt High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.godspy.com/issues/Scientific-Orthodoxies-by-Michael-Behe.cfm |title=Scientific Orthodoxies |last=Behe |first=Michael J. |date=January 25, 2006 |work=[[Godspy]] |publisher=Transmodern Media LLC |location=Pelham Manor, NY |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061101120821/http://www.godspy.com/issues/Scientific-Orthodoxies-by-Michael-Behe.cfm  |archive-date = November 1, 2006 |access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/637/000058463/ |title=Michael Behe |website=[[NNDB|Notable Names Database]] |publisher=Soylent Communications |location=Mountain View, CA |access-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref> He graduated from [[Drexel University]] with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in chemistry in 1974. He then earned his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[biochemistry]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1978. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Investigation of some physical chemical factors affecting the gelation of sickle cell hemoglobin".<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Doctoral Dissertations|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Doctoral_Dissertations/FTLgAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Investigation+of+some+physical+chemical+factors+affecting+the+gelation+of+sickle+cell+hemoglobin%22&dq=%22Investigation+of+some+physical+chemical+factors+affecting+the+gelation+of+sickle+cell+hemoglobin%22&printsec=frontcover|publisher=University Microfilms|date=1978|language=en}}</ref> Behe was born in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]], and grew up in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], where he graduated from [[Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Bishop McDevitt High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.godspy.com/issues/Scientific-Orthodoxies-by-Michael-Behe.cfm |title=Scientific Orthodoxies |last=Behe |first=Michael J. |date=January 25, 2006 |work=[[Godspy]] |publisher=Transmodern Media LLC |location=Pelham Manor, NY |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061101120821/http://www.godspy.com/issues/Scientific-Orthodoxies-by-Michael-Behe.cfm  |archive-date = November 1, 2006 |access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/637/000058463/ |title=Michael Behe |website=[[NNDB|Notable Names Database]] |publisher=Soylent Communications |location=Mountain View, CA |access-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref> He graduated from [[Drexel University]] with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in chemistry in 1974. He then earned his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[biochemistry]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1978. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Investigation of some physical chemical factors affecting the gelation of sickle cell hemoglobin".<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Doctoral Dissertations|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Doctoral_Dissertations/FTLgAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Investigation+of+some+physical+chemical+factors+affecting+the+gelation+of+sickle+cell+hemoglobin%22&dq=%22Investigation+of+some+physical+chemical+factors+affecting+the+gelation+of+sickle+cell+hemoglobin%22&printsec=frontcover|publisher=University Microfilms|date=1978|language=en}}</ref>

From 1978 to 1982, he did postdoctoral work on [[DNA]] structure at the [[National Institutes of Health]]. From 1982 to 1985, he was assistant professor of chemistry at [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]] in New York City, where he met his wife, Celeste. In 1985, he moved to [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], where he is currently a professor of biochemistry. From 1978 to 1982, he did postdoctoral work on [[DNA]] structure at the [[National Institutes of Health]]. From 1982 to 1985, he was assistant professor of chemistry at [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]] in New York City, where he met his wife, Celeste. In 1985, he moved to [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], where he is currently a professor of biochemistry. From 2005 to 2024, Lehigh University's department of biological sciences exhibited a position statement on its website stating that its faculty reject Behe's views on [[evolution]]:

{{blockquote|The department faculty, then, are unequivocal in their support of evolutionary theory, which has its roots in the seminal work of Charles Darwin and has been supported by findings accumulated over 140 years. The sole dissenter from this position, Prof. Michael Behe, is a well-known proponent of "intelligent design." While we respect Prof. Behe's right to express his views, they are his alone and are in no way endorsed by the department. It is our collective position that intelligent design has no basis in science, has not been tested experimentally, and should not be regarded as scientific.<ref name="Lehigh_position">{{cite web |url=https://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/News/evolution.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013060737/http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/news/evolution.htm| archive-date=October 13, 2005|title=Department Position on Evolution and 'Intelligent Design' |website=Department of Biological Sciences |publisher=[[Lehigh University]] |location=Bethlehem, PA |access-date=January 31, 2024}} Also [https://web.archive.org/web/20240131221539/https://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/News/evolution.html archived January 31, 2024]</ref>}} ⚫ As of 2024, his faculty webpage states: "My arguments about irreducible complexity and intelligent design are my own, and are not endorsed either by Lehigh University in general or by the Department of Biological Sciences in particular."<ref name="Lehigh University">{{cite web | title=Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Faculty; Michael Behe, Ph.D. | website=Lehigh University | url=https://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/Faculty/Behe.html | access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref>
⚫ As of 2024, his faculty webpage states: "My arguments about irreducible complexity and intelligent design are my own, and are not endorsed either by Lehigh University in general or by the Department of Biological Sciences in particular."<ref name="Lehigh University">{{cite web | title=Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Faculty; Michael Behe, Ph.D. | website=Lehigh University | url=https://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/Faculty/Behe.html | access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> Behe said that the university' biology department gave no scientific evidence that intelligent design "has no basis in science".<ref>{{cite news |author=|title=Intelligent-design backer fires back at critics|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9741900|work=[[NBCNews.com]]|location=New York|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|agency=[[NBCNews.com|MSNBC News Services]]; [[Associated Press]]; [[Reuters]]|date=October 18, 2005|access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref>

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