ID the future,

the future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.

Welcome to ID the future. I'm Andrew McDermott. On this episode, Discovery Institute Vice President Dr.

John West sits down with radio host Michael Medved to discuss President Ronald Reagan's deeply personal argument

for intelligent design. During remarks given at a National Prayer Breakfast event in 1988, Reagan shared his argument for intelligent design in

unscripted humorous fashion. But Dr. West explains that Reagan's commitment to

intelligent design went much deeper than a few off-the-cuff laugh lines.

Reagan fought against atheism and materialism in his diplomacy as president and even in his

role as a father.

Now, let's listen in to Michael Medved and his guest, Dr. John West.

And on the Michael Medved show, today is President Reagan's birthday and it's a day that every

American Patriot, every conservative in particular should take very seriously because there are all kinds of lessons that we can

take away from President Reagan. In fact today there is a wonderful piece and it got my attention it got Jeremy's

attention got my wife's attention it's by our friend John West. John is the Vice President of Discovery Institute here in Seattle,

and he's the Managing Director of the Center for Science and Culture Discovery Discovery Institute, which he co-founded together with Stephen Meyer, way back in 1996.

And for 12 years, John West was a political science professor at Seattle Pacific University,

where he also chaired the Department of Political Science and Geography for several years.

John, congratulations on this piece that begins by recalling a prayer

breakfast many years ago that took place two days before his birthday in 1988.

Is that right?

Yes, it does.

Michael, thank you for having me on, and it's a privilege to especially be on Reagan's birthday.

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