A Microbiologist’s Journey to Intelligent Design

About this episode

Dr. Scott Minnich shares his journey to becoming an intelligent design researcher and his experiences in microbiology.

On this classic episode of ID The Future out of the vault, host Eric Anderson sits down with microbiologist Dr. Scott Minnich to discover what led him to microbiology and how he became an intelligent design researcher. In Part 1, Minnich shares how he first learned about intelligent design, met philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, and eventually became involved in the well-known documentary, Unlocking the Mystery of Life. Minnich also reflects on his childhood upbringing and his interest in the big questions even as a high school student. His plans for an eventual military career took a turn as a result of the Vietnam War, and he began studying history and sociology instead. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Source

People in this episode

Host: Eric Anderson

Guest: Dr. Scott Minnich

Topics covered

• intelligent design
• microbiology
• personal journey
• philosophy of science
• documentary
• Vietnam War

Keywords

• intelligent design
• microbiology
• Dr. Scott Minnich
• Eric Anderson
• philosophy of science
• Unlocking the Mystery of Life
• Vietnam War
• history
• sociology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unlocking the Mystery of Life

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