A Century Later, the Spirit of Scopes is Alive and Well

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

Science, Philosophy, Astronomy, Society & Culture, Life Sciences

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The Scopes “Monkey” Trial Turns 100 this year. According to secularist legend, the Scopes trial represented a great showdown between ignorant, fundamentalist religion and enlightened, scientific progress. But what really went down in 1925? And a hundred years later, is science still suffering from the Scopes effect? On this episode of ID The Future, Dr. Casey Luskin begins a conversation with host Andrew McDiarmid about the famous trial, the play and movie based on it that reinforced unrealistic stereotypes, and some of the flashpoints in science since the trial that have fanned the flames of the debate over evolution. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Source

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1:02.0	Dot Academy.
1:03.0	I.D. The Future.
1:09.0	A podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
1:15.1	The Scopes Monkey Trial turns 100 this year.
1:19.4	According to secular's legend, the Scopes trial represented a great showdown
1:23.1	between ignorant, fundamentalist religion and enlightened scientific progress.
1:28.4	So, what really happened in 1925, and 100 years later, is science still suffering from the scope's effect?
1:36.1	My guest today is Dr. Casey Luskin, Associate Director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.
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