Darwin's Black Box

"Darwin's Black Box," a term coined by biochemist Michael Behe, refers to the idea that certain biological systems are too complex to have evolved through Darwinian natural selection alone. Behe argues that some cellular mechanisms are "irreducibly complex," meaning their functionality relies on multiple interconnected parts that all need to be present at once. He suggests that this complexity points to an intelligent designer rather than gradual evolutionary processes. The book challenges traditional evolutionary theory by highlighting gaps in our understanding of how complex life forms developed over time.