Of all the scurrilous charges leveled at advocates of intelligent design, arguably the one that hurts the most is the accusation that the scientific alternative to Darwinian evolutionary theory could never inspire a hip-hop artist. Not true!
Kidding aside, ENV‘s Casey Luskin has in fact discovered a talented up-and-coming hip-hop singer and composer, Je’kob Washington, whose work is inspired by ID. A very thoughtful guy, too, as you can confirm by listening to Casey’s interview with Je’kob for our sister site, ID the Future.
His new album is The Other Side of the Sky. Talking with Casey, he makes a number insightful points, not least that putting a high value on life may be the most important consequence of the view that recognizes design and purpose in nature.
Sure, Michael Behe’s “irreducible complexity” or Bill Dembski’s “Conservation of Information” don’t immediately suggest the rhymes and rhythm of a pop music hit. But there’s a first for everything, isn’t there? Casey plans a pair of follow-up interviews with Je’kob, which we’ll listen to as well with interest.
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