WHAT THEN ARE MICHAEL BEHES INESCAPABLE CONCLUSIONS, based on this preponderance of biochemical evidence?
• Illus: He says imagine a room in which a body lies crushed, flat as a pancake, a dozen detectives crawling around, examining the floor with magnifying glasses for any clue to the identity of the perpetrator. In the middle of the room, next to the body, stands a large grey elephant. • As he puts it, “There is an elephant in the roomful of scientists who are trying to explain the development of life. The elephant is labelled ‘intelligent design.’ To a person who does not feel obliged to restrict his search to unintelligent causes, the straightforward conclusion is that many biochemical systems were designed. They were designed not by the laws of nature, not by chance and necessity; rather, they were planned. The designer knew what the systems would look like when they were completed, then took steps to bring the systems about. Life on earth at its most fundamental level, in its most critical components, is the product of intelligent activity….In the face of the enormous complexity th
