Philosopher, author, and intelligent-design advocate Stephen Meyer joins me to discuss the arguments of his recent book, Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. While we only got around to two of those three discoveries, our conversation was robust, engaging, and will interest both advocates and critics of Stephen's work.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:11 Interview with Joe Rogan

00:03:19 Stephen's basic case for God

00:12:05 Data point #1 - Origin of the universe

00:17:26 The limits of singularity theorems

00:25:45 Quantum cosmology and theories of quantum gravity

00:32:36 What if spacetime is emergent?

00:36:45 Why is a beginning more likely under theism?

00:41:22 Data point #2 - Cosmic fine-tuning

00:46:40 Why is fine-tuning unlikely under naturalism?

00:53:31 Why is fine-tuning likely under theism?

00:57:55 Technical objection: No background information

01:03:04 The multiverse hypothesis

01:08:19 Do we need a "scientific" theory of the multiverse?

01:13:20 Richard Dawkins' argument: God is complex

01:17:24 But what about evil and suffering?

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#71 Is There a Mind Behind the Universe? - Stephen C. Meyer