Tag: Darwin Day

burning candle and mirror on a black background. reflection of a candle flame in a mirror in the dark

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Author
Michael Aeschliman

Date
August 24, 2020

Categorized
Culture

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__edited, Aldous Huxley, Angus Menuge, Barack Obama, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, credulity, Darwin Day, G.K. Chesterton, gullibility, H. G. Wells, Michael Aeschliman, Reason Rally, Richard Dawkins, science as religion, Sigmund Freud, skepticism, That Hideous Strength, The Magician's Twin, Victor Reppert}

The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism, Pt. 1

_{Michael Aeschliman

August 24, 2020

Culture}

On this episode of ID the Future, we recognize the 75th anniversary this month of the publication of C. S. Lewis’s prophetic science fiction novel That Hideous Strength, with the first slightly abridged part of John West’s documentary The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism. Several scholars were interviewed for the film, including Jay Richards, Angus Menuge, Victor Reppert, John West, and Michael Aeschliman. Scientism is the idea that science is the ultimate path to knowledge and wisdom — the only sure path — and that the spiritual realm is a mirage. Lewis never criticized science, only scientism, the abuse of science that bears an unexpected twinship with magic.

Flightless cormorant aka Galapagos cormorants - animals and wildlife of Galapagos by sea on Fernandina island, Espinoza Point, Galapagos Islands.

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 12, 2020

Categorized
Evolution

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__edited, biogeography, blue-footed boobies, Charles Darwin, cormorants, Darwin Day, Ecuador, Evolution, Galapagos Islands, Galapagos tortoise, Jim Fowler, Lynn Fowler, marine iguanas, National Geographic, penguins}

Paul Nelson Visits Darwin’s Galapagos Islands, Pt. 1

_{Paul Nelson

February 12, 2020

Evolution}

On this episode of ID the Future, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and philosopher of biology Paul Nelson tells about his surprise 60th birthday gift from his wife, a trip to the “scientific Mecca,” the Galapagos Islands. Charles Darwin, whose own birthday lands today, devoted a big portion of his notes and field books from his Beagle voyage to these amazing islands, where species can be found that exist nowhere else on earth, and where from Darwin’s day until now, the creatures have no fear of humans. These unusual creatures have history, Nelson reminds us, and that history needs explaining. This is the first of three podcasts; there will be more to come.

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
March 2, 2016

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__edited, Darwin Day, David Barash}

Dr. Ann Gauger: Darwin Day 2016

_{Ann Gauger

March 2, 2016}

On this episode of ID the Future, Tod Butterfield interviews Ann Gauger about her observations on Darwin Day 2016, which she calls “an occasion to reflect on other people’s thoughts about unintelligent design.” Listen in as Dr. Gauger discusses her recent article on the subject that responds to the arguments of Darwin’s more aggressive followers.

Darwin Day at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

_{ID the Future

February 11, 2015}

On this episode of ID the Future, Mike Edenburn updates listeners about developments in the Darwin Day debacle at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. In 2014, it was discovered that the taxpayer-funded museum was collaborating with atheist groups to put on Darwin Day events, which included anti-religious lectures. Since then, Edenburn has had additional communications with the Governor’s office and staff at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, which he details in this discussion. Tune in!