Tag: Bayesian reasoning

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Jonathan McLatchie

Date
April 10, 2024

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Bayes Theorem, Bayesian reasoning, beliefs, confidence, debate, disagreement, divergent opinion, Evolution, evolution debate, Evolution News, Intelligent Design, Jonathan McLatchie, Julia Galef, Materialism, opinions, Science, scientific intelligence, scout mindset, truth seeking}

Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset

_{Jonathan McLatchie

April 10, 2024

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Scout or soldier? When it comes to our opinions and beliefs, there's a bit of both in all of us. But which mindset is more beneficial? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to discuss the characteristics of a scout mindset and how it relates to the debate over evolution and the evidence for intelligent design. Get full show notes at idthefuture.com. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 17, 2024

Tagged
Bayesian logic, Bayesian probability, Bayesian reasoning, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, fertilization, Flagellum, human reproduction, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, irreducibly complex, irreducibly complex systems, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, reproduction, seminal fluid, sex, sexual reproduction, sperm, sperm capacitation, sperm cells}

Sex: Engineered for Success

_{Jonathan McLatchie

January 17, 2024

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Sexual reproduction depends on an irreducibly complex core of components for its success. But can we really credit a gradual evolutionary process for this remarkable system? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his discussion with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie on why sex is the queen of problems for evolutionary theory and why instead it bears the hallmarks of a system governed by forethought and engineering. Dr. McLatchie covers two more components and explains why they are beyond the reach of a Darwinian process. This is Part 2 of 3. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 20, 2023

Tagged
Bayes Theorem, Bayesian logic, Bayesian probability calculus, Bayesian reasoning, Bayesian statistics, biology, cosmology, cumulative case, Darwinism, design hypothesis, design inference, Evolution, fine tuning, Intelligent Design, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood ratio, mathematics, physics, prior probability, probability, probability arguments, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Jonathan McLatchie

November 20, 2023

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If the phrase "Bayesian calculus" makes you run for the hills, you're not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first, but if you give it a little time, you'll understand how useful it can be to evaluate the evidence for design in the natural world. On this ID The Future, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie gives us a beginner's guide to Bayesian thinking and teaches us how it can be used to build a strong cumulative case for intelligent design, as well as how we can use it in our everyday lives. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a written review at Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show! Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
September 15, 2021

Tagged
abductive reasoning, Alvy Singer, Alvy’s Error, Annie Hall, Atheism, Bayesian reasoning, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, fine tuning, Fred Hoyle, freedom, God, God hypothesis, Harold J. Berman, Intelligent Design, James Davison Hunter, Materialism, methodological naturalism, Michael Shermer, moral absolutes, moral argument for God, moral objectivism, moral relativism, Morality, Naturalism, nature red in tooth and claw, Origin of the Species, Paul Nedelisky, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science and the Good, skepticism, sociobiology, Stephen C. Meyer, Theism, Woody Allen}

Pt. 2: Stephen Meyer and Skeptic Michael Shermer

_{Stephen C. Meyer

September 15, 2021

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Today’s ID the Future continues a lively and cordial conversation between atheist Michael Shermer and Stephen Meyer, author of Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. In this segment of the four-part series, Shermer and Meyer discuss a fourth argument for theism, the moral law within. Then they discuss the similarities and differences between inferring design for something like the Rosetta Stone versus inferring intelligent design from the information in DNA or the fine tuning of the universe. The interview is reposted here by permission of Michael Shermer.