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welcome to ID the. I'm your host Andrew McDermott. Today we're pleased to bring

you the first 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. 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 though, a few words about the format of the interview, just so you don't lose your way.

The host of the interview is Doug Monroe, and you'll hear him at intervals throughout, especially as things get going in part one.

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

The interview was recorded specifically to be broken up into 39 short response videos,

so often you'll just hear Dr Meyer answer a question.

The questions are often connected to each other though 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 first hour

of the interview.

First, Dr Meyer explains how and when the Discovery Institute began.

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