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Leo Behe |
I learned something new today; something I
should have known but which had obviously passed me by unnoticed.
It's not something I'm proud of; I
should have known and I'm ashamed I didn't! I have learned my lesson, reflected on my failure and will try harder in future.
I learned that Michael J. Behe's son is an Atheist.
Michael J. Behe is of course the famous inventor of the notion of intelligent design for the Discovery Institute and notoriously pedals the idea relentlessly, pushing ideas that have been refuted and frequently making unsupported claims about science papers that the authors themselves refute. He is also notorious for what PZ Myers describes as the fireship for the creation industry, launched into the wind and causing court cases in which he is brought in as an expert witness for creationism to crash and burn.
Now it seems his son Leo doesn't believe a word of his claims either.
You can read his very thoughtful account of his journey from home-schooled indoctrinate Catholicism and Behe Snr's brand of creationism
here. Below are just a few quotes to whet your appetites.