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Jonathan Wells on Toppling Evolution’s Icons

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We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dr. Jonathan Wells, a true giant of the intelligent design research community. As we mourn his loss, we also celebrate anew his considerable contributions to the arguments for intelligent design and the debate over evolution. On a classic episode of ID the Future, Dr. Wells begins a conversation on The Universe Next Door with Tom Woodward, talking about his classic book Icons of Evolution. Wells discusses how Darwinism has failed to explain how the basic building blocks of life could have arisen by purely materialistic methods — and why this is only the beginning of the theory’s problems. He also explains a study of his published in BIO-Complexity that finds that embryo development requires ontogenetic information that can’t arise by neo-Darwinian mechanisms.

Find the podcast and listen to it here. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Look for Part 2 next!

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  • Watch Dr. Wells present the arguments of his Icons of Evolution sequel Zombie Science:

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Andrew McDiarmid

Director of Podcasting and Senior Fellow
Andrew McDiarmid is Director of Podcasting and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute. He is also a contributing writer to Mind Matters. He produces ID The Future, a podcast from the Center for Science & Culture that presents the case, research, and implications of intelligent design and explores the debate over evolution. He writes and speaks regularly on the impact of technology on human living. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Post, Houston Chronicle, The Daily Wire, San Francisco Chronicle, Real Clear Politics, Newsmax, The American Spectator, The Federalist, Technoskeptic Magazine, and elsewhere. In addition to his roles at Discovery Institute, he promotes his homeland as host of the Scottish culture and music podcast Simply Scottish. Andrew holds an MA in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University and a BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Washington.
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