Back off, man. I'm a scientist. So goes the famous Bill Murray line from the 1984 blockbuster movie Ghostbusters. But is it more than a joke? Do scientists actually have a leg up in the eternal quest for truth? And how does science do in a head-to-head match with religion? And specifically, who wins in the contest between science and Mormonism?

That's the answer we're after tonight, here on Mormonism Live. Thank you, Thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody.

Thank you.

This is Radio Free Mormon here, Sons, Bill Real.

If you thought it was a little bit rough on the cold open,

it might be attributable to the fact that I'm the lone ranger tonight.

As far as host of the show go, Bill is enjoying, I hope, a much-deserved, I know vacation at points unknown, and he left me in charge.

So here I am.

Fortunately for me, and fortunately for you, there's a guest who's been scheduled for quite a while to come on the show and talk about the subject of science and Mormonism.

And I'm referring to my new and good friend, Dwayne Anderson.

Dwayne, how are you doing?

Doing well. Thank you.

Well, I'm glad to see you.

I'm glad to see you too, RFM.

So are you a scientist?

Professionally, I was really an engineer. My background is physics, so that's science.

And a lot of what I did as an engineer, I would characterize as science, so certainly not

leading edge science. Yes. Well, I want to talk about a book that you wrote,

did it come out around more than 30 years ago now, is it? It's not quite that old. I think it came out

in 2020. 2020? You mean five years ago? I'm sorry, 2000. Okay, thank you. Oh, boy.

I really slowed up for me.

Yeah.

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