Episode 351: Aliens, Evolution, and Intelligent Design with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute

Episode 351: Aliens, Evolution, and Intelligent Design with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute

July 20, 2026 · 1h 21m · Episode 351

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The episode discusses the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial aliens and the implications of evolution and intelligent design with experts from the Discovery Institute.

Do intelligent, extraterrestrial aliens exist? How might evolution explain their existence? Or can it? Here on this week's Apologetics Profile, we discuss intelligent design and the evolutionary assumptions behind the possible existence of ETs with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute. Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID). https://www.discovery.org/p/luskin/ Kristin Marais has roughly 15 years of educational experience spanning the traditional building classroom, online classroom, curriculum development, and tutoring. She graduated from the University of…

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