606. Stephen Meyer - a podcast by Rick Archer

Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Meyer is author of the New York Times bestseller Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design and Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, a (London) Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year. In 2004, Meyer ignited a firestorm of media and scientific controversy when a biology journal at the Smithsonian Institution published his peer-reviewed scientific article advancing intelligent design. Meyer has been featured on national television and radio programs, including The Jim Lehrer News Hour, CBS Sunday Morning, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News, Good Morning America, Nightline, FOX News Live, Paula Zahn Now (CNN), and the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS. He has also been featuredin two New York Times front-page stories and has garnered attention in other top national media.Latest Book: Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe

Website: stephencmeyer.orgTranscript of this interview.

Interview recorded July 9, 2021Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:03:42 - Introduction to Stephen's Work and Book
00:07:28 - The Intelligent Cause of DNA Information00:10:29 - The Complexity of Natural Processes and Intelligent Design
00:13:23 - The Fine-tuning of the Laws of Physics00:16:31 - The Fine-tuned Universe and Intelligent Design
00:19:38 - The Multiverse Hypothesis and Fine-Tuning00:22:29 - Fine-tuning and Intelligent Agency
00:25:52 - The Shift from Religion to Materialism00:29:04 - Different Views on the Nature of God
00:32:14 - Exploring Different Philosophical Conceptions00:35:12 - The Power of Divine Agency
00:38:28 - God's Imminence and Transcendence
00:42:10 - Theistic and Pantheistic Versions of Eastern Religions00:45:46 - Waves on the Ocean of Intelligence
00:49:59 - The Importance of Intelligent Design00:54:57 - The Search for Meaning and Existence
01:02:02 - Storing and Reconstituting Information01:07:28 - Near-Death Experiences and the Survival of the Soul
01:14:29 - The Existence of God through Logical Reasoning and Personal Experience01:21:19 - The Combination of Rationality and Empiricism
01:26:45 - The Scientific Attitude in Spirituality01:31:33 - The Role of Faith in Knowledge and Science
01:36:08 - Belief in the Unseen: Quarks, Electrons, and God01:39:53 - Miracles and the Laws of Nature
01:46:20 - Intelligent Design and Limited Creative Power01:52:28 - Mathematical Platonism and the Applicability of Maths to the Physical World
01:58:50 - Evaluation of Pantheism and Advaita02:03:13 - The Challenges of Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools
02:08:52 - Belief in Intelligent Design across different religions02:14:16 - Links to Stephen's Books and Audible Availability

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