Francis Collins, A Reputable Scientist and Evangelical, Now Attacks Michael Behe and Irreducible Complexity

[Stephen3141]

Francis Collins Renews Attack on Behe and ID | Evolution News

It isn’t intelligent design that “has fallen victim to advances in science.” It’s Darwin’s outdated theory.

evolutionnews.org

As the article mentions, Francis Collins initially seemed to be persuaded by
the Intelligent design arguments.

But recently, he has attacked Michael Behe's concept of irreducible complexity
in biological structures, and is seeming to backpedal on embracing the ID
arguments.

The article points out that Collins is not really dealing with the ID arguments of
Michael Behe, and Collins is referring to some outmoded scientific understandings
such as "junk DNA".

The article underlines that it is possible for even educated people to not quite
understand what the Intelligent Design authors are asserting, and for some people
to lean on outmoded scientific ideas to criticize the ID arguments.

 

[Diamond72]

But recently, he has attacked Michael Behe's concept of irreducible complexity

Everything Collins does has payola written all over it. He is the one that removed the ban on high risk research. Taxpayers paid for the pandemic. Collins supposedly retired after that, but I think the Biden administration fired him. His books are designed to put money in his pocket as most books are. Heaven is all about doing what we enjoy and not doing to stuff pockets with money. I have always done what I enjoy doing and it does not matter if I get paid or not.

If you look at things like Evo Devo they do not even claim to be a part of Creationism. They want to appeal to a wider audience. I would discuss the 144,000 but I am sure that would open up a can of worms at this point in time. As people tend toward being antisemitic.