15 August 2025
John McWhorter (Columbia University, Lexicon Valley, New York Times) and Michael Behe (Lehigh University, Discovery Institute)
- Michael’s book, “The Edge of Evolution” . 01:05
- Malaria and evolution . 05:34
- Do proteins point to teleology? . 12:32
- Have we really hit a wall of understanding? . 18:31
- Challenges to Michael’s theory of irreducible complexity . 26:00
- John: The boredom objection to intelligent design . 31:28
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Posted:Aug 27, 2009
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