Michael Behe, a Lehigh University biochemistry professor, reiterated his position that intelligent design is the “purposeful arrangement of parts.”Plaintiffs’ attorney Eric Rothschild pointed to an interview Behe gave in a Christian magazine in which he discussed intelligent design’s relationship to Christian values. But Behe said, “Just because it is compatible with Christian views does not mean it is not a scientific theory.”
Under questioning by Rothschild, Behe could not say whether the designer still exists.
“Is that what you want to teach school students, Mr. Behe?” Rothschild asked.
Behe said, as part of making students aware of intelligent design, “Yes, I think that’s a terrific thing to point out.”
Cross-examination continues this afternoon.