Did Darwin kill God, or has modern science revived the case for belief Stephen Meyer joins James Orr to explore DNA as digital code, the limits of neo-Darwinism, and the fine-tuning of the universe. From cancellation in the New Atheist era to the return of the God hypothesis, this is a conversation about science, design, and whether materialism can still explain life.

See more of Stephen here: @DrStephenMeyer Episode Chapters:00:00:00 Trailer00:03:14 The Information Puzzle at the Heart of Life00:09:01 Why DNA Is More Than Chemistry00:14:15 The Revolution That Split Dawkins and Meyer00:21:19 The New Atheist Moment00:28:12 Aquinas, Newton and the Two Powers of God00:37:27 Fine-Tuning and the Infusion of Information00:42:08 The Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe00:48:57 The Crisis Inside Darwinism00:53:42 Reviving Natural Theology in Cambridge00:57:43 The Story of Everything01:01:49 Like & Subscribe

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