Intelligent Design The Future
By Discovery Institute
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Podcast Description
The ID The Future (IDTF) podcast carries on Discovery Institute's mission of exploring the issues central to evolution and intelligent design. IDTF is a short, weekly podcast providing you with the most current news and views on evolution and ID. IDTF delivers brief interviews with key scientists and scholars developing the theory of ID, as well as insightful commentary from Discovery Institute senior fellows and staff on the scientific, educational and legal aspects of the debate.
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CleanLincoln and Darwin: One Night Only | February 12th marks the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. On this episode of ID The Future, Professor Steven Fuller discusses his play Lincoln & Darwin: One Night Only, a unique look at the philosophies of both influential men and how the might respond to the issues of modern society. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPeer-Reviewed Scientific Literature Building a Compelling Case for ID | On this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin puts to rest once and for all the common assertion by opponents of intelligent design that there are no scientific papers supporting the claims of ID. This wasn't true in 2005 when Eugenie Scott of the NCSE stated it on MSNBC and it certainly isn't true six years later. Luskin discusses the most recent scientific paper, by Stephen Meyer and Paul Nelson, and talks about the importance of the peer-reviewed scientific literature: "These papers collectively make a case that intelligent causation is necessary to produce the sort of biological complexity that we are discovering in the cell today." | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanConservatives as Heretics | On this episode of IDTF, host David Boze interviews CSC senior fellow David Klilnghoffer about his piece in the American Spectator looking at why many in the media and politics are abusing the word science by converting it into a verbal bullying tool to force opposition to conform to political agendas. Klinghoffer also examined the similarities in the kinds of ideas that evoke a skeptical response among conservatives and republicans and whether those similarities tell us something about the so-called war on science. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanArguing Analogies: Dr. Jay Richards on Paley's Natural Theology | In this edition of ID The Future, Logan Gage interviews CSC Senior Fellow Dr. Jay Richards about William Paley, David Hume, and the arguments for intelligent design. Dr. Richards begins with a description of William Paley's 1802 book Natural Theology, in which the author infers from the natural world that there must be some intelligent force (God) responsible for its design. Richards then addresses David Hume's critique of analogical arguments like those used by Paley. Dr. Richards closes by differentiating between analogical arguments and arguments for intelligent design. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMichael Shermer's Conflicted Message on Science, ID, and Evolution | On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin takes a look at Michael Shermer's conflicted message on science, intelligent design, and evolution. Michael Shermer recently debated the scientific ideas and beliefs of Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, with Michael Flannery. View their exchanges on Evolution News & Views. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNew Film Says Darwinian Evolution Co-Founder Embraced Design | On this episode of ID The Future, Dr. John West, Associate Director of Discovery's Center for Science & Culture, discusses Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's Heretic is a new documentary short film now available online that highlights Wallace's theory of "intelligent evolution" and reveals his contributions to biogeography. The film is based on a recent book by historian Michael Flannery called Alfred Russel Wallace: A Rediscovered Life. Says West: "The fact that the very co-founder of the theory [of evolution by natural selection] ended up embracing design is something many Darwinists don't know and those who do know really don't want to talk about because it doesn't fit with the script!" View Darwin's Heretic online. Visit www.alfredwallace.org for more information. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Hypocritcal Bias Against Faith in Science Rhetoric | On this episode of ID The Future, Dr. John West, Associate Director for Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture, discusses the attempts by many Darwinists to relegate intelligent design to the humanities, equating it with creationism so as to avoid discussion of its scientific merits. West also talks about the mistaken notion that science and faith are incompatible: "Regardless of whether someone happens to be religious or not, they have the right to participate in the public life, and that includes in science and the arts." | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPeer-Reviewed Paper Argues for an Engineered Universe | On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Dominic Halsmer, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University, discusses his 2010 peer-reviewed paper, "The Coherence Of An Engineered World," published in the International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Listen in as Dr. Halsmer explains to Casey Luskin why the universe is bio-friendly and the signs of engineering he sees in Nature. Listen in to Part 2 of Casey's interview with Dr. Halsmer. Download and read Dr. Halsmer's paper. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAre Pre-Cambrian Fossils the Solution to Darwin's Dilemma? | On this episode of , David Boze interviews Casey Luskin about a new study which determined that Precambrian microfossils could not have been evolutionary ancestors of the complex animals that appear in the Cambrian explosion. Previously, Darwinian paleontologists believed these fossils were multicellular animal embryos, but computer tomographic analysis has now shown they were single-celled algae-like organisms. As Boze and Luskin explain, they cannot be the solution to “Darwin’s Dilemma.” | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAre new state laws properly labeled "creationist"? | On this podcast, David Boze is joined by CSC program manager for public policy and legal affairs, Joshua Youngkin to discuss several recent science education bills filed in the legislatures of New Hampshire and Indiana. Although one of the bills is clearly creationist in form and aim, and would thus be unlawful if passed, as explained below, the language, purpose and likely effects of other two bills are sufficiently murky right now to resist the creationist label. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDover and the "ID is dead" meme | UPDATE AND CORRECTION: The Monday, January 16 podcast was mislabeled and improperly identified. Here is the correct description. On this podcast, David Boze interviews CSC Research Coordinator Casey Luskin discussing the “ID is Dead” internet meme. They review problems with the Kitzmiller v. Dover ruling, and how ID has thrived despite the intolerant environment in the post-Dover world. Listen in as they discuss exciting recent developments in science, media, and the next generation of students who are carrying the torch of ID. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean"Anti-Science": Unpacking a Distorted Label, pt. 2 | On this episode of ID The Future, we return to the topic of the anti-science label and how opponents of intelligent design try to stifle the debate by using this unscientific term. Tune in to hear host David Boze review some of the latest examples of this tactic, including a recent article in New Scientist Magazine warning of unscientific America and its "dangerous retreat from reason." Boze also reviews definitions of science, just to be clear on what science is and what it isn't. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanARN's Dennis Wagner on the Top 10 Science Stories of 2011 | On this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin talks with ARN Executive Director Dennis Wagner on the Access Research Network's Top 10 Science Stories of 2011. Gaining top honors on the list was the publication of the 50th peer-reviewed pro-ID scientific paper. Biomemetics, the field of science where man tries to mimic designs found in nature, made the top 10 list again this year with inventors from Harvard building a prototype butterfly and researchers in China reverse-engineering the woodpecker in order to build a better shock-absorbing system. Tune in to find out what else made science headlines in 2011. Visit the Access Research Network website for comprehensive listings of ID-related news and resources. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLaw Professor David DeWolf on the History of the Santorum Amendment | On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Discovery Institute Senior Fellow David DeWolf, a law professor at Gonzaga University School of Law and author of the 2009 law review article “The ‘Teach the Controversy’ Controversy” on the history of the “Santorum Amendment.” In the podcast, DeWolf and Luskin discuss the 2001 “Santorum Amendment,” which encouraged schools to teach the scientific controversy over biological evolution. The amendment, submitted by then-Senator Rick Santorum, passed the Senate by a vote of 91-8, and its language was later adopted by Congress into the Conference Report of the 2001 No Child Left Behind act. Listen in as they talk about what the Santorum Amendment said, and how it shows U.S. Congress endorsed teaching the scientific controversy on evolution. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPSSI International Adventures With Darwinists in Spain, Part Two | On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin continues his interview with Rich Akin, the founder and CEO of Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity (PSSI) International. Mr. Akin shares stories from his adventures in Spain, where PSSI International stirred up trouble with Darwinists and caused a tempest that is still raging today. For background information on Mr. Akin's stories, click here. | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPhysicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity, Part One | On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin interviews Rich Akin from Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity, who shares why he founded the organization for Darwin-doubting doctors and the misinformation about his organization on Wikipedia. Listen in as Mr. Akin explains more about PSSI International. If you are a physician or surgeon who dissents from Darwinism, please consider joining PSSI International here. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIntelligent Design Uncensored | In this episode of ID the Future, Jay Richards interviews Jonathan Witt about Witt’s new book, co-authored with William Dembski, titled Intelligent Design Uncensored. What is ID? Why is it controversial? This book breaks down the science of intelligent design into easy to understand terms and looks at other key cultural questions. Read a full review of the book here. In addition to discussing the book itself, Richards and Witt reveal autobiographical details of how they got involved with intelligent design. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSeeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design | In this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin interviews Bradley J. Monton, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, about his 2009 book Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design. As the book's title suggests, Monton is an atheist who feels that some intelligent design (ID) arguments hold merit and are worth taking seriously. Listen to this podcast as Monton explains how ID-critics commonly dismiss the theory through fallacious objections that do not address the actual arguments of ID-proponents. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanKnow Your ID Terms: Irreducible Complexity Explained | This episode of ID the Future features an excerpt from a radio interview Casey Luskin did with Sound Rezn's Alex McFarland, explaining what irreducible complexity really entails. For more terms and information, visit www.intelligentdesign.org. | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEvolutionary Psychologist: Religion is an "Adaptation" but not a "Universal Acid" | On this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin discusses recent comments by evolutionary psychologist Matt Rossano disclaiming the idea that evolution poses any threat to belief in God. Yet in his recent book Supernatural Selection: How Religion Evolved, Rossano contends that religion evolved as an adaptation and was not created by God. "The more we understand evolution, the less it seems neither like the bogey man creationists fear nor the universal god-dissolving acid some atheists crave." Join Luskin as he unpacks Rossano's conflicting viewpoints and adds some interesting points of his own. | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBiomimetics and the Design of the Eye | On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin shares his article in the latest issue of Salvo Magazine on how biomimetics points to intelligent design. He also rebuts common objections that the vertebrate eye is “poorly designed.” For more information on Salvo Magazine, check out Salvomag.com. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIs Darwinian Evolution a Theory, Fact, or Hypothesis? New Paper Helps Clarify | On this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin discusses a paper by Northern Arizona University philosopher Peter Kosso that challenges the typical definition of theory used by the Darwin lobby. When attacking opponents, Darwin lobbyists, such as those in the National Academy of Sciences, have defined "theory" as necessarily requiring a vast body of evidence. But is that what "theory" really means? Some people even describe Darwinian evolution to be both theory and fact. Tune in as Luskin clarifies these terms and reveals methods we can use to challenge Darwinian evolution without getting caught up in an endless argument of semantics. FREE BOOK! Access a free download of the stunning digital book Metamorphosis: The Case for Intelligent Design in a Chrysalis when you subscribe to our weekly newsletter about intelligent design and evolution. WANT MORE PODCASTS IN 2012? Consider making a donation to the Discovery Institute to help us continue ID The Future. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSteve Meyer Discusses TrueU, a Science & Faith Curriculum for College-Bound Students | On this episode of ID The Future, Dr. Stephen Meyer, Director of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture, discusses TrueU, a new DVD project that helps equip students for the big questions on science and faith they're likely to face in college. Meyer talks about the historical relationship between science and faith, the new atheists, and the importance of equipping students with evidence and arguments on both sides of important questions. The first set of 10 sessions – Does God Exist? – surveys recent findings in the physical and biological sciences, as well as mathematical probabilities, which provide a compelling case against the common argument that belief in God is "just a blind leap of faith." The second 10 sessions deal with the reliability of the Bible. Visit TrueU.org for ordering information. Be part of the TrueU conversation on Facebook. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWriter, Producer Fred Foote Sets the Record Straight with Alleged | On this episode of ID The Future, host David Boze interviews filmmaker Fred Foote, writer and producer of the new feature-length drama Alleged, which seeks to tell the real story behind the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee that pitched Darwinian evolution against belief in God. After seeing the 1960 film Inherit the Wind, starring Gene Kelly and Spencer Tracy, Foote did his own research into the trial and discovered that Inherit the Wind was "almost exactly wrong" on many crucial points. So he set out to make another movie that would set the record straight and would explore how media can influence society's perspective on past events. Gift Idea! Alleged is now available on DVD and Blu-ray at Amazon.com and other retailers. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanKey Figures in Intelligent Design Measure the Impact of Discovery Institute | On this special year-end episode of ID The Future, David Boze celebrates the impact of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture in supporting scientific research and defending academic freedom for scientists, scholars, and others in the intelligent design movement. Boze interviews astronomer Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, Biologic Institute director Dr. Douglas Axe, and author and Discovery Institute senior fellow Dr. David Berlinski. Says Berlinski: "Nobody else is doing what the Discovery Institute has been able to do, and that is really put an entire scientific establishment on the defensive, forced for the first time to respond to some very significant criticism..." Support the search for truth! Make a donation to ID The Future today! | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Why Not Do a Show on the Wedge Document?
Interesting how the Discovery Institute hasn't yet done a show about its infamous 'wedge document'. I guess they want to deny their true fundamentalist creationsist motivations and internal dialouge while attempting to coopt the legitimacy of science. The wedge document was written by the Discovery Institute for internal purposes only and was latter leaked on the internet. It openly states the DI's agenda has as its ultimate goal is to "affirm the reality of God". The attack on biological evolution arises from the classic fundamentalist erroneous belief that evolution is itself a religious form of atheism, an equation that is false as many of evolution's greatest defenders are in fact practicing theists. I encourage everyone to google "wedge document" or "wedge strategy" and view the words that the DI's associates are so desperate to hide from the public. Finally, I find it ironic that a group of fundamentalist who view themselves as crusading for God are so two-faced and dishonest about their true motivations and intentions. Ah, another great idea of a DI podcast!
Where is the science?
interesting discussion but where is the real peer reviewed science applied? Evolution 101 is a much better podcast explaining research in term's us non-scientific minds can handle. This podcast is just discussion based on opinon and beliefs, not reality.
Heresy
Pay no attention to the negative reviews - most haven't listened to the podcasts. This is a great podcast by those committed to the scientific principles of observation and going where the evidence leads...Current, scientifically solid, and fascinating. Detractors would love to dismiss I.D. as "Creationism" because they have no credible replies to challenges of I.D. or its continued erosion of the church of Darwinian macro-evolution. Those who ignore the message of I.D. and choose instead to insult the messengers will have about the same success as those who initially labeled rock and roll nothing but a Negro fad.
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