Biologist Interview: Jonathan McLatchie

Today’s interview is with apologist and biologist Jonathan McLatchie (twitter here). He talks about his background and influences, why he believes God exists and Christianity is true. Then the interview continues as an “intelligent design 101” discussion: what is intelligent design, main reasons to infer intelligent causation, the explanatory filter for design, the Darwinian view, reasons for controversy, responding to challenges to ID theory, design detection in biological systems, varying views of origins, “god of the gaps” objections, how to falsify intelligent design, ID’s predictions, suggestions for those studying ID, lessons in apologetics, and more. Interview by Carson Weitnauer. Resources: Evolution News | Uncommon Descent.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here (37 min)

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Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.

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