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John Lennox

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November 2, 2020

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Against the Tide, Atheism, DNA, explanatory power, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, Fred Hoyle, Gospel of John, image of God, imago dei, Intelligent Design, James Watson, Kevin Sorbo, logos, Materialism, Miller-Urey, Naturalism, panspermia, Philosophy, Psalm 19, Richard Dawkins, Scientism, sequence hypothesis, Theism, Thomas Nagel, worldviews}

John Lennox Against the Tide of Scientism

_{John Lennox

November 2, 2020

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On this ID the Future, host Stephen Meyer concludes his three-part conversation with Oxford mathematician and philosopher John Lennox on Lennox’s new film Against the Tide: Finding God in an Age of Science. Science depends on word, on logos, says Lennox, meaning the rational intelligibility of the universe. Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, wished to disprove the need for God, but the language of DNA has turned out to be a signpost to an intelligence, Lennox comments, a logos, behind nature. Scientists still claim authority to pronounce against theism, but according to Lennox, such pronouncements come not from science but from a dogma known as scientism. Far from being “science vs. God,” it’s really a collision of competing worldviews. All this and more will be covered in the beautifully filmed Against the Tide, also starring Hollywood actor Kevin Sorbo, in theaters November 19. Go to https://againstthetide.movie/ to learn more and purchase tickets.

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Michael Flannery

Date
October 21, 2020

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Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, fine-tuning, human exceptionalism, methodological materialism, methodological naturalism, Natural Selection, Natural Theology, Privileged Planet, science and religion, teleology, Theism, Theory of Evolution, Tom Wolfe, World of Life}

Alfred Russel Wallace and His Friendly Battle with Darwin

_{Michael Flannery

October 21, 2020

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On this ID the Future, science historian Michael Flannery continues discussing his newly updated Intelligent Evolution: How Alfred Russel Wallace’s World of Life Challenged Darwin. Wallace was co-founder with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by random variation and natural selection, but unlike Darwin he saw teleology or purpose as essential to life’s history, and a teleological view as essential to the life sciences. According to Flannery, Wallace’s views on the nature of the cell, the special attributes of humans, the irreducible nature of life, and the fine tuning of the universe hold up well today. He and Darwin disagreed on much of this, yet they maintained mutual respect. In this, Flannery says, the two are a great model for scientists who disagree today.

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Michael Denton

Date
October 20, 2020

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astrobiology, carbon chemistry, carbon compounds, carbon-based life, fine-tuning, Friedrich Wöhler, intelligent agency, organic chemistry, SETI, silicon life, teleology, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water, vitalism}

Michael Denton’s Epiphany about Nature’s Fitness for Life

_{Michael Denton

October 20, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, biochemist and author Michael Denton tells host Eric Anderson more about his new book The Miracle of the Cell, and about his epiphany when he recognized the many remarkable ways that nature’s chemistry is fine-tuned for life. The focus in this conversation is on carbon chemistry and its “goldilocks zone” ability to form stable bonds but let loose of them when needed. Whereas biologists once wondered about a vitalist “life force” in the cell, Denton sees intelligence and foresight in the very design of carbon, its unique properties, and its “coincidental” relation to water. According to Denton, all of this, taken together, constitutes “one of nature’s most remarkable examples of nature’s fitness for life on earth.” Carbon’s suite of life-friendly features, he says, is foundational to the cell’s peerless ability to build sophisticated biological forms–everything from the smallest bacterium to the tallest tree, and you and me.

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Michael Denton

Date
October 12, 2020

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DNA, erythrocytes, Evolution: a Theory in Crisis, fine-tuning, infinity, Nature’s Destiny, periodic table of elements, Privileged Species, quantum tunneling, red blood cells, RNA}

Michael Denton Discusses The Miracle of the Cell

_{Michael Denton

October 12, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, Eric Anderson speaks with biochemist Michael Denton about Denton’s new book The Miracle of the Cell, part of his continuing Privileged Species series exploring nature’s fine tuning for life. New research keeps unveiling ever more ways in which this fine tuning exists, from the cosmos to the atoms of the periodic table, even to the subatomic level of quantum tunneling. As for the cell itself, It is as if scientists are discovering a “third infinity,” says Denton.

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Michael Denton

Date
October 9, 2020

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anthropic coincidences, atmosphere, blue light, carbon-based life, carbon-dioxide, complex life, cosmic radiation, damaging radiation, electromagnetic spectrum, Encyclopedia Britannica, fine-tuning, fitness of radiant energy, gamma radiation, Lawrence Henderson, main sequence stars, oceans, oxygen, photosynthesis, plankton, radiant energy, seas, sun, sunlight, Usain Bolt, UV radiation, visible light, Water, water vapor}

Michael Denton: Remarkable Coincidences in Photosynthesis

_{Michael Denton

October 9, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, we listen in on a few minutes from a lecture given by Australian biochemist Michael Denton, author of the brand new book The Miracle of the Cell. In this segment, Denton explains the “remarkable set of coincidences” that makes the creation of oxygen through photosynthesis possible. From the specific energy of visible light to the unique properties of water, this degree of fine tuning for life shouts intelligent design.

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Michael Denton

Date
October 7, 2020

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Alfred Russell Wallace, anthropic coincidences, atmosphere, Bridgewater Treatise, carbon, cosmic fine tuning, fine-tuning, Fred Hoyle, Intelligent Design, Lawrence Henderson, Nature’s Destiny, oxygen, photosynthesis, Privileged Species, sun, sunlight, The Fitness of the Environment, UV radiation, Water}

Dr. Michael Denton on Evidence of Fine-Tuning in the Universe

_{Michael Denton

October 7, 2020

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On this year 2012 episode of ID the Future from the vault, Australian biochemist Michael Denton discusses various ways the universe is uniquely fit for carbon-based life, and perhaps even human life. Denton argues that when it comes to evidence of fine-tuning in the universe, the more you look, the more you find. Tune in to discover what he has found that has led him to the inference that our world is intelligently designed. Denton is author of the new book The Miracle of the Cell, where he brings his fine-tuning arguments up to date with a fascinating dive into the extraordinary fine tuning of the chemical elements of life.

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Michael Denton

Date
September 30, 2020

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__edited, amoeba, cell, elements of life, fine-tuning, fitness paradigm, Intelligent Design, Jacques Monod, Michael Denton, origin of life, periodic table of elements, primal blueprint, prior fitness, Privileged Species, protozoa, single-cell organism, The Miracle of the Cell}

A Reading from Michael Denton’s New Book, The Miracle of the Cell

_{Michael Denton

September 30, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid reads an excerpt from the new book The Miracle of the Cell by Michael Denton. Denton, a biochemist from Perth, Australia, and senior fellow of Discover Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, introduces the wonders of the cell as “the universal constructor set of life.” The diversity of cells — their variety of form, function, and locomotion — is beyond describing, with some cells almost seeming sentient, even ingenious. As Denton notes, our growing knowledge of the cell’s staggering sophistication has provoked the name “the third infinity.” And this quick flyby of the cell is just an excerpt from the book’s introductory chapter. There Denton lays the groundwork for the book’s deeper dive into the extraordinary fine tuning of the chemical elements of life, a prior fitness that, according to Denton, points not only to intelligent design but to “a primal blueprint.”

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James Tour

Date
September 14, 2020

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__edited, abiogenesis, Big Bang, definition of life, Directed panspermia, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, Fred Hoyle, goldilocks principle, James M. Tour, origin of life, philosophy of science, Roger Penrose, Stephen C. Meyer, Stephen Meyer}

James Tour and Stephen Meyer on the Origin of Life, Pt. 1

_{James Tour

September 14, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, James M. Tour and Stephen C. Meyer begin a discussion about the hard problems facing researchers trying to discover how the first life could have come about naturalistically. Meyer is the director of the Center for Science and Culture; Tour is a world-renowned synthetic organic chemist with over 700 research publications and multiple major recognitions, including TheBestSchools.org naming him one of the 50 most influential scientists in the world today. Though he doesn’t sign on to ID theory, he says he’s sympathetic with the idea, and certainly not impressed with any naturalistic explanations for the origin of life. In this first of a three-part series, they explore problems ranging from the extreme improbabilities associated with protein assembly, to what precisely has gone missing in the nanosecond when a cell dies. The episode is excerpted from a longer interview Dr. Tour conducted with Meyer as part of his excellent new video series The Science & Faith Podcast: Follow the Evidence.

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Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 3, 2020

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__edited, Albert Einstein, Big Bang, Boltzmann brain, cosmological constant, expansion rate of the universe, fine-tuning, Gravity, Isaac Newton, Lee Strobel, Materialism, multiple universes, multiverse, Nutshell, Occam’s Razor, Paul Dirac, philosophical materialism, Richard Feynman, Stephen C. Meyer, strong nuclear force, Summer Seminars, The Case for a Creator}

Fine Tuning in a Nutshell: No Problem

_{Andrew McDiarmid

August 3, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid interviews Robert Alston, Ph.D electrical engineer working at Picatinny Arsenal and co-author of the new book Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell. The two discuss the origin of the Nutshell book and the origin and fine tuning of the universe. Though cosmic fine tuning is often referred to as “the fine tuning problem,” Alston says it’s really no problem at all — not unless you’re trying to shoehorn it into the box of philosophical materialism.

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John G. West

Date
May 4, 2020

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__edited, afterlife, Alfred Kinsey, Atheism, Christopher Ryan, Cornell University, cultural decay, Darwin Day in America, Darwinism, divine omnipotence, divine omniscience, Ethics, Evolution, faith, Finding Darwin’s God, fine-tuning, George Coyne, God, human exceptionalism, human zoos, Intelligent Design, Kenneth Miller, marriage, Materialism, moral relativism, National Public Radio, Neo-Darwinism, Philip Skell, Privileged Species, purpose, Religion, scientific Materialism, Sex at Dawn, sexual ethics, Social Darwinism, sociobiology, soul, theistic evolutionist, Thomas Nagel}

John West on Darwin’s Culturally Corrosive Idea, Pt. 2

_{John G. West

May 4, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, hear the second half of Discovery Institute’s John West’s talk given at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, on how Darwinism has corroded Western culture. In this portion he examines the morally poisoning effects of Darwinism on marriage, sexual ethics, and religion, such that virtually anything can be defended as OK, and no particular culture’s ethic is to be preferred over another. Humankind’s spiritual purpose has likewise been eroded. Yet West closes with hope: science in our generation is discovering more and more signs of intelligent design and purpose in nature, and young researchers are learning that materialism shouldn’t be the foregone conclusion of contemporary science.