Show Notes
TIME STAMPS:
0:21 - What is this special episode and why am I making it?
6:52 - What to expect from this episode (what's coming up)
8:09 - Part 1: Why is there something rather than nothing... and how did humans get here?
10:49 - Basic science really isn't hard to grasp
12:47 - The difference between "science" and "scientism"
13:37 - Is atheism incompatible with the scientific method?
16:11 - Darwinian evolution and the biology student
17:29 - Yale professors article: Giving Up Darwin (a mathematical challenge)
25:15 - Are scientists looking at alternatives to Darwinian evolution?
26:26 - Molecular biology and biochemistry: time is not on Darwin's side
31:01 - Darwinian evolution and the mousetrap problem (irreducible complexity)
32:32 - The amazing nanotechnology and molecular machines inside cells
34:56 - Biomimetics: how humans copy nature's designs
36:44 - Fine tuning vs the multiverse hypothesis
46:42 - Discussing The Cambrian Explosion and Darwin's Doubt
48:04 - Discussing the DNA enigma (specified functional information in DNA)
52:54 - Mind vs brain matter & the power to choose
58:01 - Recap of everything mentioned so far
59:15 - Nobody looks at Stonehenge and think "oh, that happened by accident"
1:00:12 - Greatest quote from Berlinski's The Devils Delusion
1:02:48 - Before origin of life, what about origin of matter?
1:05:39 - The Return Of The God Hypothesis (book)
1:08:13 - "Clever" little sayings and people who just don't want to believe
1:11:57 - Intelligent Design... unfairly dismissed in academia?
1:15:52 - Intermission: take a bathroom break, grab more snacks
1:16:08 - Part 2: My own story and experience...
1:38:42 - I'm the last person you need to preach to about Christian hypocrites
1:41:50 - Why Christianity? Aren't all religions basically the same?
1:46:03 - How could a good God allow for so much suffering?
1:50:58 - How can a rational person believe that miracles are real?
1:55:27 - Wait... atheists believe in a virgin birth too?!
1:58:04 - Can you — legitimately — trust the Bible and Gospels?
2:10:01 - How can I believe in a God that punishes people for all eternity?
2:14:33 - Can't pick a worldview by consensus...
RESOURCES:
Books:
Darwins Doubt - The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design (Meyer) -
https://amzn.to/3dIsxFu
Why Suffering - Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn’t Make Sense (Zacharias, Vitale) -
https://amzn.to/2wDoKZr
Letters from a Skeptic - A Son Wrestles With His Father’s Questions about Christianity (Boyd) -
https://amzn.to/3bCdlrr
Articles:
Giving Up Darwin - A fond farewell to a brilliant and beautiful theory (Gelernter) -
http://bit.ly/2wkHQmr
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says (Billings) -
http://bit.ly/2IagOku
Videos:
Podcasts:
Websites:
Discovery Institute - Public policy think tank advancing a culture of purpose, creativity and innovation. -
https://bit.ly/3awg2e8
Acknowledgements:
A few giants I'd like to thank for letting me stand on their shoulders: Martin Weber, Stephen C. Meyer, Ravi Zacharias, David Berlinski, Abdu Murray, Michael Behe, James Tour, John Lennox, Brant Pitre, Eric Metaxes, Justo Gonzalez, David Gelernter, Amy Orr-Ewing