Tag: podcast
Averick Takes on the “God of the Gaps” Objection
He offers as an illustration the widespread skepticism in the physics community toward the possibility of anyone ever building a perpetual motion machine.
Listen: Bought in a Slave Auction, Displayed as Evolutionary “Science”
The association with “mainstream science” is often weaponized as a way of overawing us and persuading us to stop expecting answers to hard questions.
Listen: Behe, McDiarmid Continue a Discussion of the Lents Review
Mike and Andrew have a good time considering the range of ways in which the preemptive, prepublication review fell short.
Mike Keas: Modern-Day Atheism Meets the Occult
Keas describes the surprisingly religious role played by much atheistic science fiction. The discussion includes 2001: A Space Odyssey and H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds.
Listen: P.T. Barnum’s “Man Monkey” Exposes the Darker Side of a Beloved Figure
Maybe you’ve watched The Greatest Showman — but have you heard of Barnum’s “What Is It?” exhibit?