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Dr. Michael Denton: Q&A at the Fire-Maker Premiere

On this episode of ID the Future, listen in on this Q&A session with Dr. Michael Denton as he responds to questions from an enthusiastic audience at the recent Seattle premiere of Fire-Maker: How Humans Were Designed to Harness Fire and Transform Our Planet.

Dr. Michael Denton: Extraordinary Fine-Tuning Permits Human Use of Fire

On this episode of ID the Future, Robert Crowther interviews Dr. Michael Denton about the film Fire-Maker, released on DVD today. Denton discusses how finely-tuned conditions allowing for both combustion and human life fostered development of technology and describes how it is a ‘close call’ that we are even able to make fires. Order your copy of Fire-Maker today!

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Dr. Michael Denton: The Intelligent Design of the Insect Wing

On this episode of ID the Future, listen in as biologist Michael Denton explains the intelligent design of the insect wing. For more from Dr. Denton, see his latest book Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis.

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David Berlinski & Michael Denton, Pt. 3: Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Worldview

On this episode of ID The Future, mathematician David Berlinski joins biochemist Michael Denton for continued discussion on the difficulties of Darwinian evolution to be a viable modern theory of the origin and development of life and the cosmos. On this episode, Berlinski explains why many conservative intellectuals have trouble doubting Darwin. Denton suggests that the mechanistic, Darwinian framework will eventually collapse, and reviews the essential differences in worldview between the Darwin supporter and the Darwin doubter. Tune in to the final episode of this stimulating exchange!

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David Berlinski & Michael Denton, Pt. 2: Darwinian Stalemate?

On this episode of ID The Future, philosopher and author David Berlinski joins geneticist and researcher Michael Denton for continued discussion on the debate over Darwinian evolution. Why has the theory persisted? What weaknesses threaten its existence in the 21st century?

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David Berlinski & Michael Denton: Primary Objections to Neo-Darwinism

On this episode of ID The Future, Discovery Institute senior fellows David Berlinski and Michael Denton, both long-time critics of neo-Darwinism, discuss their primary objections to neo-Darwinian theory. For Berlinski, a mathematician and author of 1, 2, 3: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics, the problem is quantitative and methodological. For Denton, a scientist and author of Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe, the problem is empirical. Don’t miss this engaging discussion!

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Michael Denton: Remarkable Coincidences in Photosynthesis

On this episode of ID the Future, we listen in on a a few minutes from a lecture given by CSC Senior Fellow Michael Denton. We’ve all heard of the importance of photosynthesis as an oxygen creating process. In this segment, Denton explains the “remarkable set of coincidences” which makes the creation of oxygen through photosynthesis possible. From the specific energy of visible light to the unique properties of water, this degree of improbability screams DESIGN.

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Dr. Michael Denton: Paradigm Shifts, pt. 2

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin continues his conversation with Dr. Michael Denton. Dr. Denton elaborates on the concept of bottom-up, versus top-down, causation, and which is the better explanation for the world we live in.

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Dr. Michael Denton: Paradigm Shifts, pt. 1

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey sits down with Senior Fellow Dr. Michael Denton for a discussion of paradigm shifts in science. Dr. Denton reflects on paradigm shifts that he’s witnessed in his lifetime and how his own thinking has changed over the years, and also looks at how these shifts challenge Darwinian evolution in new ways.

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Michael Denton on the Coming Downfall of the Mechanistic View in Cell Biology

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Michael Denton discusses why he foresees the downfall of the mechanistic view in cell biology and the exhaustion of materialist researches into the origin of life. Conversely, Denton finds validity in Stephen Meyer’s The Signature in the Cell, and in the proposition that intelligence was at work in the origin of life, and well before.

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