Why Some Scientists Are Rethinking Darwin’s Theory of Evolution | Stephen Meyer

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Stephen Meyer discusses the limitations of Darwin's theory of evolution and presents a case for a new understanding of life's origins.

For decades now, we’ve been told the biggest questions of how life and our universe came to be were settled. But what if they’re not? Stephen Meyer has spent his career digging into the deepest mysteries of our existence. A philosopher of science, he is the founder of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and the author of the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt” and “Return of the God Hypothesis.” “Many leading evolutionary biologists today are calling for a new theory of evolution, because they recognize that the mutation-natural selection mechanism has limited creative power,” Meyer says. While Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection can explain small-scale variations—for instance, finch beak size changes, moth wing color changes, or bacteria developing antibiotic resistance—it cannot explain the origins of new species or new body plans, Meyer contends. Now, in a new film, “The Story of Everything,” coming to theaters April 30, Meyer lays out a case that could reshape how we think about life itself. “The scientific discoveries of the last one hundred years and right up to the present are pointing in a very different direction than…

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Guest: Stephen Meyer

Topics covered

• evolution
• Darwin's theory
• scientific discovery
• philosophy of science
• new species
• mutation-natural selection

Keywords

• evolution
• Darwin
• Stephen Meyer
• mutation
• natural selection
• new species
• scientific discovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Discovery Institute, The Epoch Times

Books & works: Darwin’s Doubt, Return of the God Hypothesis, The Story of Everything

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