From Fantastic Four to First Causes: Why Science Has Eclipsed Darwin

Intelligent Design the Future

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🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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If you noticed a copy of Charles Darwin’s famous nineteenth-century volume On The Origin of Species in someone's house, what would you think? Perhaps they’re committed materialists. Perhaps they simply admire Darwin’s work as a naturalist. Or perhaps they keep it around as a cautionary tale about the dangers of scientific hubris. Either way, you’d want to consider whether their experiences of the world around them matched their scientific worldview. Today on ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid explores the tenets of scientific materialism to see if they match our observations of the world around us. McDiarmid also shares a clip from Dr. Stephen Meyer as he highlights just one of the scientific discoveries of the last century showing that the 19th century science that produced today's scientific atheism has been eclipsed. Source

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0:00.0	ID, The Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:11.5	If you noticed a copy of Charles Darwin's famous 19th century volume on the origin of species in someone's house, what would you think?
0:20.3	Perhaps they're committed materialists.
0:22.5	Perhaps they simply admire Darwin's work as a naturalist. Or perhaps they keep it around as a
0:27.9	cautionary tale about the dangers of scientific hubris. Either way, you'd want to consider whether
0:33.9	their life experiences match their scientific worldview. Hey, everyone, welcome to ID the Future, the podcast that explores the growing case for intelligent
0:43.3	design in nature and the debate over evolution.
0:46.3	I'm your host Andrew McDermott.
0:48.3	Well, today I want to explore the topic of scientific materialism and whether it's a good
0:53.3	explanation for the things
0:55.0	we see around us in nature. And I want to do that by looking at a remarkable family in the
1:00.1	Marvel universe, the Fantastic Four. I'm going to share with you an article I wrote recently about
1:05.8	a Darwinian curveball in the new Marvel movie Fantastic Four First Steps, and whether the nod to a Darwinian view of life
1:13.9	matches the experiences of Mr. Fantastic and the gang. Then I'm going to share with you a clip of
1:20.4	Dr. Stephen Meyer discussing one reason why the science of 19th century atheism has been eclipsed.
1:28.3	Does your scientific worldview align with how you actually experience life?
1:33.3	It's probably not a question you ask or get asked very much, but it's a useful one to ponder,
1:38.3	of ourselves and others.
1:41.3	Put another way, does the scientific story of life you believe in fit the story of the life
1:46.9	you're living? It's a question that was on my mind when I went to see the new Marvel movie
1:51.8	Fantastic Four, First Steps. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, loved the retro visuals and the
1:58.3	pro-family message, but something popped up in one of the bonus credit scenes that made me stop and think.
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