Episode 52: Two Catholic Scientists Debate Intelligent Design (June 16, 2019)

In this episode of Sunday School, Catholic apologist Pat Flynn is joined by two Catholic Scientists — Dr. Michael Behe and Dr. Stacy Trascancos — to discuss and debate the theory of intelligent design. In this conversation: What does Intelligent Design (ID) actually say about the theory of evolution? Is ID an argument from ignorance, or an inference to the best explanation? At what level is design obvious in nature? Is ID too narrow, or telling of something much greater? Can you settle the matter of design (or no design) apart from evolution?
How do we best explain the complex structures and genetic codes we’ve discovered in life? Can Neo-Darwinian processes account for this? What does “random” or “unguided” mean with respect to natural selection? Can “brute forces and matter” account for the structures and complexity we see in nature?