Lynn Margulis (born March 5, 1938) is an American biologist and University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In an interview in the April 2011 edition of Discover Magazine, she unabashedly objects to the standard neo-Darwinian explanation for evolution. She simply doesn’t believe that natural selection has the causative power that so many otherwise accept. Indeed, her objections are some of the exact same ones shared by other non-Darwinists and ID proponents (Michael Behe, Stephen C. Meyer, Philip Johnson, et. al.). While she proposes another natural mechanism, called The Endosymbiotic Theory, her critique of the standard Darwinian explanation runs deep. Go here for the full the interview:

Lynn Margulis Interview

In this 25 minute video clip from a recent John Ankerberg interview, Meyer answers the four most common objections to ID: 1) Is it really Science? 2) Isn’t it just a God-of-the-gaps argument? 3) Didn’t the Dover decision settle the case against ID? 4) Isn’t it just Religion in disguise? Not surprisingly, he answers a resounding “No” to each question and clarifies his position on every single one.

In addition, Dr. Meyer presents the positive case for ID in a simplified manner for the lay audience. The argument can be stated succinctly and simply. It is, in my opinion, a new, improved version of Paley’s Watchmaker argument. For a thorough treatment of Meyer’s version, read his book, Signature In the Cell. To profit the most, it requires a close reading of the biological details involved in the production of DNA, but nonetheless the general outline of the argument can still be followed even if your molecular biology background is weak. Here’s the link to the interview:

Meyer Answers ID Objections

In this Closer to Truth interview with Dr. William Lane Craig, Robert Lawrence Kuhn asks if the idea of a multiverse challenges Christian beliefs. Listen to this brief clip for Dr. Craig’s answer:

Closer to Truth

Back in April of this year The King’s College welcomed N.T. Wright to their Distinguished Visitor Series. He was interviewed by Marvin Olasky, then Provost of the college. In an hour or so of free-ranging questions, he talked about a variety of things, including his conversion, early college studies, marriage and child rearing, a bout with depression, the Jesus Seminar and so on. A good Q & A session was held and yours truly asked a question regarding the original manuscripts of the New Testament. I taped the session and present it for your consideration and comment. This audio was captured with a hand-held digital recorder. It was not captured in a controlled environment but if you listen closely I believe most of it will be clear to you.

Here is the link to the audio and some of the topics discussed and their time location (note: this is a new audio link directly from The King’s College audio feed on their website. I have removed my own recording so the time markers may be off somewhat).

NT Wright at The King’s College, New York City

First ten minutes: Speaks about his own religious background as a child – educational background and college experience at Oxford – marriage and child rearing – young theological student during the 1970′s.

13:20 – bout with depression

16:00 – growing interest in historical Jesus studies

17:30 – how personal pain shapes us

19:00 – his understaning of Jesus’ Messiahship

22:00 – how to interact with civility toward others with whom you disagree

24:45 – incident involving John Piper

28:00 – how we should understand the Scriptures

31:15 – his new perpective on Paul

35:00 – working with the people of his Diocese

37:20 – his interpretation of Romans 1:1-7 in its historical context

40:00 – comments on his recent Eastern sermon

Question and Answer at 42:00