On Suffering, Intelligent Design Provides a Better Lens Than Darwinism

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

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

4 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The presence of evil and suffering calls for justification. But which scientific view of life is better placed to help us address these issues? Today, host Andrew McDiarmid speaks with Tova Forman about her recent article tackling the profound question of suffering and the problem of evil. Tova argues that intelligent design (ID) proponents are better equipped to answer this challenge than those who adhere to neo-Darwinism or a materialistic view of life. Learn why in this stimulating discussion. Source

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0:00.0	ID, The Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:10.0	So all of us at one time or another want justification for suffering.
0:15.0	We want to know why evil exists and why bad things happen to innocent people.
0:20.0	Identifying good and evil in the universe is
0:22.5	not a scientific pursuit, but we can certainly evaluate scientific theories of life by looking
0:28.9	at the predictions they make about a world that contains suffering. I'm exploring this topic today
0:34.5	with Tova Forman. Tova has a BA in Classics from Hillsdale College.
0:39.5	She has been a part of the development team at Discovery Institute's Center for Science
0:43.1	and Culture since 2022.
0:45.7	She also writes occasionally for our flagship news and commentary website,
0:49.6	EvolutionNews.org.
0:51.8	And this is her first appearance on the ID the Future podcast. Tova, welcome to the podcast.
0:57.8	Thank you for having me on. How did you first learn about intelligent design? I know you've been
1:02.1	following the work of our fellows and scientists for quite some time, but how did Discovery Institute
1:08.8	come across your radar? How did you find out about us?
1:12.8	Yeah.
1:13.4	So my parents love the Discovery Institute.
1:16.4	And I remember going to a couple of lectures that were maybe a little bit above me when I was very young.
1:23.8	So what I most grasped was when it was after lunch and Dad said, hey, I have some videos to show you all.
1:32.9	We homeschooled.
1:34.2	And so that was going to be a little bit different from the usual program.
1:37.6	And videos during school, that sounds fun.
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