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== Behe's Criticism of the Materialistic Science of Francis Crick ==

== Behe's Criticism of the Materialistic Science of Francis Crick ==

In 1992, the science magazine ''[[Scientific American]]'' published an interview  which explored Sir [[Francis Crick]]'s belief in the hypothesis Directed Panspermia as a proposed hypthesis for the [[origin of life]] on [[earth]].<ref name="DPW">http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/spongen/spongen.htm Reprint of an [[Creation Research Society Quarterly]] September 2001 article ''The Spontaneous Generation Hypothesis'' by David P. Woetzel</ref>

In 1992, the science magazine ''[[Scientific American]]'' published an interview  which explored Sir [[Francis Crick]]'s belief in the hypothesis Directed Panspermia as a proposed hypthesis for the [[origin of life]] on [[earth]].<ref name="DPW">http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/spongen/spongen.htm Reprint of an [[Creation Research Society Quarterly]] September 2001 article ''The Spontaneous Generation Hypothesis'' by David P. Woetzel</ref>

Behe wrote regarding the Scientific American interview the following: {{cquote|The primary reason Crick subscribes to this unorthodox view is that he judges the undirected origin of life to be a virtually insurmountable obstacle, but he wants a naturalistic explanation. <ref name="DPW" />}}

Behe wrote regarding the Scientific American interview the following: {{cquote|The primary reason Crick subscribes to this unorthodox view is that he judges the undirected origin of life to be a virtually insurmountable obstacle, but he wants a naturalistic explanation.<ref name="DPW" />}}

==Directed Panspermia Labeled Absurd Pseudoscience==

==Directed Panspermia Labeled Absurd Pseudoscience==

In 2003, the [[Creation Science|creation science]] organization [[Creation Ministries International]] stated that Francis "Crick’s atheistic faith leads to absurd pseudoscience."<ref name="Alien">Bates, Gary, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/125 Designed by aliens?], ''Creation'' 25(4):54–55, September 2003.</ref>

In 2003, the [[Creation Science|creation science]] organization [[Creation Ministries International]] stated that Francis "Crick’s atheistic faith leads to absurd pseudoscience."<ref name="Alien">Bates, Gary, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/125 Designed by aliens?], ''Creation'' 25(4):54–55, September 2003.</ref>

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Panspermia]]

* [[Panspermia]]

[[Category:Biology]]

[[Category:Biology]]