Jonathan McLatchie on Classic Examples of Irreducibly Complex Systems

Intelligent Design the Future

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On this episode, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie takes us on a deep dive into two classic examples of irreducibly complex systems - the bacterial flagellar motor and the process of DNA replication in cell division. He explains the intricacies of each process and shows why each stands up to scrutiny as a true example of irreducible complexity. Along the way, he explains why the RNA world scenario isn't likely to be the answer to irreducible complexity that materialists are looking for. And near the end, be sure to listen to McLatchie explain the "likelihood ratio"of the evidence for irreducible complexity, a top-heavy ratio he says strongly supports a design hypothesis. This is Part 1 of a 2-part interview.

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0:00.0	I. D. the Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:12.0	Hello, this is Tom Gilson with ID the Future. I have the privilege with a friend of mine
0:17.2	Kate Kover of leading an apologetics fellowship group that meets in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio area.
0:26.1	A couple of meetings ago, we had a visitor by Zoom, Jonathan McClatchy, and a fellow with
0:30.8	the Discovery Institute.
0:32.8	We had question and answer time with him,
0:35.6	but it was preceded by an actual podcast recording,
0:39.4	which I led there.
0:41.4	There were audio problems, you'll hear that that but I think you'll still enjoy the
0:44.8	podcast and enjoy hearing from Jonathan McClatchy who I will introduce as we move into the actual event.
0:54.0	For information on the Apologetics Fellowship, by the way,
0:57.0	you can go to apologetics Fellowship.org.
1:00.0	That's apologetics Fellowship.org.
1:04.0	Today we're going to hear from Dr. Jonathan McLatchy.
1:08.0	Jonathan is a Christian writer, international speaker, debater, assistant Professor at Satler College in Boston,
1:14.8	Fellow of the Discovery Institute, with a Bachelor's degree in honors in
1:19.9	Forensic biology, a master's in evolutionary biology, a second master's in medical molecular
1:26.5	bioscience, and because he's quite the underachiever, he has a PhD in
1:31.8	evolutionary biology. He's participated in dozens of
1:35.8	moderated debates around the world with representatives of atheism, Islam,
1:40.4	and other worldview perspectives. He's spoken internationally.
1:44.2	And he is interested in promoting
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