I. D. the Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design. Welcome to I. The Future. I'm your host Andrew McDermott. Today we're pleased to bring

you the second half of a special two-hour interview with philosopher of science Stephen

C Meyer. The interview was originally recorded in the fall of

2023 by Praxis Circle, a worldview building organization that promotes open dialogue around life's biggest questions.

The word praxis hearkens back to Latin and Greek as a word for practice, action or doing.

So praxis refers to the process of interaction between our

worldview, our conception of reality, our view of the world, and our practice of

living and acting in it. It's an interesting mental space to begin a dialogue.

I think you'll enjoy listening to Dr. Meyer's views on a host of topics related to his work and his books.

First, as I mentioned in part one, related to his work and his books.

First, as I mentioned in part one, a few words about the format of the interview,

just so you don't get lost.

The host of the interview is Doug Monroe,

and you'll hear him throughout the interview here and there.

But you won't actually hear Doug asking all his questions to Dr Meyer.

The interview was recorded specifically to be broken up into short responses.

39 of them actually, so often you'll just hear Dr. Meyer's answer to a question.

The questions are often connected to each other and follow a logical progression exploring Meyer's books and arguments.

Plus, Dr. Meyer usually begins his answers by paraphrasing the question,

so you'll have a good idea what he's talking about as he begins each new answer.

Before we jump in, here's a rough outline of the topics covered by Dr Meyer in this second hour of the interview.

First, Dr Meyer takes some time to

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