ID, The Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.

Why has Darwin's theory of evolution succeeded so dramatically?

The official story, of course, is that it provides a sweeping and complete explanation of the

development of life on Earth, with the claim that it's rock solid because it's grounded in

an abundance of evidence. But when we take a closer look at that official story, we see that

it actually resembles more of a myth, a legendary origin story that has been championed and propped up successfully

for over 160 years. Welcome to ID the Future. I'm your host, Andrew McDermid. Today, I want to

treat you to a reading from False Messiah, a book by Neil Thomas recently published by Discovery

Institute Press.

In two separate previous episodes, I interviewed Neil Thomas about the book,

and I encourage you to go back to these episodes if you haven't enjoyed them yet.

But I also wanted to share part of the book with you directly as a reading,

because I think it gives us some really valuable insight

around the mythology of Darwinism, as well as the mythical figure of Charles Darwin himself.

The evidence for intelligent design and nature is mounting by the year, and collectively,

that evidence provides a formidable challenge to Neo-Darwinian claims.

But another way to understand why Darwinism is inadequate is to look more closely at its frailties.

Well, enter Neil Thomas, a recently retired professor of English

and a longtime supporter of Darwinism,

who only recently felt he had the freedom to take a fresh, critical

look at the theory's rise to dominance. Thomas first signaled his break with orthodox thinking

in his previous book, Taking Leave of Darwin, where he challenged key aspects of the theory.

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