Behe er bedst kendt for sine argumenter for [[irreducibel kompleksitet]] på biokemisk niveau. Michael Behes synspunkter er generelt afvist af det akademiske miljø.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stanfordreview.org/Archive/Volume_XXXIV/Issue_8/Opinions/Opinions3.shtml |title=''Debating the Merits of Intelligent Design'' – The Stanford Review, 13.05.05 |access-date= 7. december 2009 |archive-date= 8. august 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808120635/http://www.stanfordreview.org/Archive/Volume_XXXIV/Issue_8/Opinions/Opinions3.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/zforum/99/nat082799.htm ''Why Evolution Must Not Be Ignored'' – washingtonpost.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.textbookleague.org/id-hx-1.htm |title=''The "Intelligent Design" Hoax'' – textbookleague.org |access-date= 7. december 2009 |archive-date=28. november 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128192601/http://textbookleague.org/id-hx-1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Michael Behes arbejdsgiver, Lehigh University, har udsendt en officiel udtalelse, hvori universitetet anerkender Behes ret til at ytre sig, men at Behes teorier på ingen måde udtrykker Lehigh Universitys holdninger, og at universitetet tager afstand fra Behes synspunkt om, at "intelligent design" er videnskab.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/news/evolution.htm |title="While we respect Prof. Behe's right to express his views, they are his alone and are in no way endorsed by the department. It is our collective position that intelligent design has no basis in science, has not been tested experimentally, and should not be regarded as scientific." – Department Position on Evolution and "Intelligent Design"; Lehigh Department of Biological Sciences |access-date= 7. december 2009 |archive-date=13. oktober 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013060737/http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/news/evolution.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
	
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