606. Stephen Meyer

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 featured in 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.org

Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded July 9, 2021

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 Information

00:10:29 - The Complexity of Natural Processes and Intelligent Design

00:13:23 - The Fine-tuning of the Laws of Physics

00:16:31 - The Fine-tuned Universe and Intelligent Design

00:19:38 - The Multiverse Hypothesis and Fine-Tuning

00:22:29 - Fine-tuning and Intelligent Agency

00:25:52 - The Shift from Religion to Materialism

00:29:04 - Different Views on the Nature of God

00:32:14 - Exploring Different Philosophical Conceptions

00:35:12 - The Power of Divine Agency

00:38:28 - God's Imminence and Transcendence

00:42:10 - Theistic and Pantheistic Versions of Eastern Religions

00:45:46 - Waves on the Ocean of Intelligence

00:49:59 - The Importance of Intelligent Design

00:54:57 - The Search for Meaning and Existence

01:02:02 - Storing and Reconstituting Information

01:07:28 - Near-Death Experiences and the Survival of the Soul

01:14:29 - The Existence of God through Logical Reasoning and Personal Experience

01:21:19 - The Combination of Rationality and Empiricism

01:26:45 - The Scientific Attitude in Spirituality

01:31:33 - The Role of Faith in Knowledge and Science

01:36:08 - Belief in the Unseen: Quarks, Electrons, and God

01:39:53 - Miracles and the Laws of Nature

01:46:20 - Intelligent Design and Limited Creative Power

01:52:28 - Mathematical Platonism and the Applicability of Maths to the Physical World

01:58:50 - Evaluation of Pantheism and Advaita

02:03:13 - The Challenges of Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools

02:08:52 - Belief in Intelligent Design across different religions

02:14:16 - Links to Stephen's Books and Audible Availability