For centuries, Western natural philosophy, theology, the scientific tradition widely accepted that the physical cosmos and life within it was the creation of God. Arguably one of the most influential works which usurped the belief in God as the Creator was Charles Darwin's 1859 publication On the Origin of Species. It undoubtedly provided many with the intellectual framework for atheism, naturalism, and materialism. But in the late 20th and early 21st century, the concept of intelligent design has made a cultural comeback. This week and next we sit down with Dr. William Dembski, one of the leading founders and proponents of the Intelligent Design movement, to discuss his new second edition of his landmark 1998 book, The Design Inference.
A noted mathematician and philosopher, William A. Dembski is a Founding and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and a Distinguished Fellow with the Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. His most recent books relating to intelligent design include Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information (2014), Evolutionary Informatics (2017, co-authored with Robert Marks and Winston Ewert), and the second edition of The Design Inference (2023, co-authored with Winston Ewert).
Bill's Personal Website - https://billdembski.com/
Book: Second Edition of https://www.discovery.org/store/product/the-design-inference/
Free Four-Page Profiles from Watchman Fellowship!
https://www.watchman.org/scientism/ProfileScientism.pdf
https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism/ProfileNaturalism.pdf
https://www.watchman.org/profiles/pdf/atheismprofile.pdf
Podbean enables our podcast to be on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms. To support Good Heavens! on Podbean as a patron, you can use the Podbean app, or go to https://patron.podbean.com/goodheavens. This goes to Wayne Spencer. If you would like to give to the ministry of Watchman Fellowship or to Daniel Ray, you can donate at https://www.watchman.org/daniel. Donations to Watchman are tax deductible.
The Star of Bethlehem - What Did the Magi See? Part 2
Stars, Song, and the Incarnation - Christmas with Dr. Christina George
The Star of Bethlehem - What Did the Magi See? Part 1
The Sun and the Glory of God - Part 2
The Sun and the Glory of God - Part 1
The Beauty of the Pleiades!
Fractals - The Secret Code of Creation - Part 2 - with Dr. Jason Lisle
Fractals - The Secret Code of Creation - Part 1 with Dr. Jason Lisle
A Special Broadcast on Meteors with a younger Wayne
How Meteors Impact Us Today (Part 2)
Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites Oh My! Part1
God and Cosmology with James Sinclair - Part 2
God and Cosmology with James Sinclair - Part 1
Our Fascination with Mars Part 2
Our Fascination with Mars Part 1
Flood Stories (Part 2) from Native People of North & South America
Flood Stories (Part 1) from Native People of North & South America
In the Days of Noah - Part 2 Dr. Hugh Ross' View of the Genesis Flood
In the Days of Noah Part 1 - A Conversation with Hugh Ross
Myth Made Fact Part 2 with Louis Markos
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Crash Course Pods: The Universe
Universe Today Podcast
The Supermassive Podcast
Astronomy Cast
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary