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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 grasp12:47 - The difference between "science" and "scientism"13:37 - Is atheism incompatible with the scientific method?16:11 - Darwinian evolution and the biology student17:29 - 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 side31:01 - Darwinian evolution and the mousetrap problem (irreducible complexity)32:32 - The amazing nanotechnology and molecular machines inside cells33:33 - Darwin Devolves34:56 - Biomimetics: how humans copy nature's designs36:44 - Fine tuning vs the multiverse hypothesis46:42 - Discussing The Cambrian Explosion and Darwin's Doubt48:04 - Discussing the DNA enigma (specified functional information in DNA)52:54 - Mind vs brain matter a the power to choose58:01 - Recap of everything mentioned so far59:15 - Nobody looks at Stonehenge and think "oh, that happened by accident"1:00:12 - Greatest quote from Berlinski's The Devils Delusion1:02:48 - 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 believe1:11:57 - Intelligent Design... unfairly dismissed in academia?1:15:52 - Intermission: take a bathroom break, grab more snacks1:16:08 - Part 2: My own story and experience...1:38:42 - I'm the last person you need to preach to about Christian hypocrites1:41:50 - 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:The Devil’s Delusion - Atheism And It’s Scientific Pretensions (Berlinkski) - https://amzn.to/2yeahTYHuman Nature (Berlinkski) - https://amzn.to/2WS57rbDarwins Doubt - The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design (Meyer) - https://amzn.to/3dIsxFuSignature In The Cell - DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Meyer) - https://amzn.to/3bAtoGjReturn of the God Hypothesis - Compelling Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God - https://amzn.to/2xx2uR4Darwin Devolves - The New Science About DNA That Challenges Evolution (Behe) - https://amzn.to/2yeaypYDarwin’s Black Box: Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (Behe) - https://amzn.to/2UJGVVcCan Science Explain Everything? (Lennox) - https://amzn.to/2JnIJhtGod's Undertaker - Has Science Buried God? (Lennox) - https://amzn.to/2vZSyPsThe Case For Jesus - The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ (Pitre) - https://amzn.to/3dIRdxlThe Logic Of God - 52 Christian Essentials for Heart and Mind (Zacharias) - https://amzn.to/3dGn1myWhy Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality (Zacharias) - https://amzn.to/3bEdI4VJesus Among Other Gods (Zacharias) - https://amzn.to/3bx4PKiThe End Of Reason - A Response to the New Atheists (Zacharias) - https://amzn.to/2X6Ej6PHas Christianity Failed You? (Zacharias) - https://amzn.to/2QVUBLRWhy Suffering - Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn’t Make Sense (Zacharias, Vitale) - https://amzn.to/2wDoKZrLetters from a Skeptic - A Son Wrestles With His Father’s Questions about Christianity (Boyd) - https://amzn.to/3bCdlrrThe Problem of Pain (Lewis) - https://amzn.to/2WWyJ6SGod In The Dock (Lewis) - https://amzn.to/2wQZ5wdThe Story of Christianity (Textbook) (Justo Gonzalez) - https://amzn.to/3bJ5Y1H (Audiobook version: https://amzn.to/3bOMbxV)Articles:Giving Up Darwin - A fond farewell to a brilliant and beautiful theory (Gelernter) - http://bit.ly/2wkHQmrAtheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says (Billings) - http://bit.ly/2IagOkuVideos:Mathematical Challenges to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (Hoover Institution) - https://bit.ly/2UOGU2fStephen Meyer: Return of the God Hypothesis (Socrates In The City) - https://bit.ly/2UrUXMaIs Homology Evidence for Evolution | Long Story Short (Discovery Science) - https://bit.ly/2Ut3caQThe Workhorse of the Cell: Kinesin (Discovery Science) - https://bit.ly/2UMPXAXJames Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life (Discovery Science) - https://bit.ly/33UFTtM"Darwin's Doubt" with Stephen Meyer (Socrates In The City) - https://bit.ly/39stz5aMichael Behe: Darwin Devolves (Socrates In The City) - https://bit.ly/348jA41Channel: Discovery Science - https://bit.ly/39wGqDoChannel: RZIM - https://bit.ly/39vt2z6Channel: Unbelievable? (Hosting the conversation between Christians and Skeptics) - https://bit.ly/2Uy2WaRPodcasts:ID The Future - https://bit.ly/2JosUH5Just Thinking (RZIM - https://bit.ly/2JrThMEThe Defense Rests (RZIM) - https://bit.ly/33UF1p0Episode: A Lawyer's Case for the Resurrection (Pt. 1) - https://bit.ly/2Uvdwz3Episode: A Lawyer's Case for the Resurrection (Pt. 2) - https://bit.ly/33VBk28Episode: Just Thinking episode on Hell - https://bit.ly/2JqjxXtWebsites:Discovery Institute - Public policy think tank advancing a culture of purpose, creativity and innovation. - https://bit.ly/3awg2e8RZIM - Difficult Questions. Thoughtful Answers. - https://bit.ly/3ayKzImMy Apple Music Playlist: Catch This Waaaave! - https://apple.co/2JnuMQuAcknowledgements: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