The Scientific Discoveries That Make Materialism an Irrational Belief

Intelligent Design the Future

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🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Does God exist…or not? It’s a simple, compelling question. What can science tell us that would help us get an answer? For the last 150 years, many have assumed science has ejected God from the picture, a quaint relic of a less enlightened past. But what if that view has become a relic itself? Scientific discoveries of the last hundred years suggest there is bountiful evidence of intelligent design in nature, from the simplest living cells to distant galaxies. On today's ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a conversation with computer engineer and businessman Michel-Yves Bolloré, who is co-author with Olivier Bonnassies of the book God: The Science, The Evidence. In Part 1, Michel explains how this materialistic worldview developed and how it gave the illusion of challenging the foundations of belief in God. Michel also discusses the difference between evidence and proof, and discusses how his book builds a strong case for theistic belief by presenting numerous, converging, and independent lines of evidence. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Source

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0:00.0	And materialism, you know, is a belief.
0:02.0	People, it's funny because sometimes materialists are called unbelievers. But it's not true at all as we shall see, because materialists, they believe in plenty of very funny things, very weird thing, strange things.
0:27.6	ID, the Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:36.9	Well, does God exist or not? It's a simple, compelling question. And what can science tell us that would help us get an answer? Well, for the
0:39.7	last 150 years, many have assumed signs has ejected God from the picture, a quaint relic of a less
0:46.1	enlightened past. But what if that view has become a relic itself? Scientific discoveries of the
0:52.6	last hundred years suggest there is bountiful evidence of
0:56.0	intelligent design in nature, from the simplest living cells to the distant galaxies.
1:01.6	Welcome to Idy the Future, the podcast that explores the case for intelligent design and the
1:06.4	debate over evolution. I'm your host, Andrew McDermott. Well, today, my guest is computer engineer and businessman
1:13.2	Michel Bolore, who is co-author with Olivier Bonassi of the book God, the Science, the Evidence.
1:21.2	Published in French in 2021, the book is a number one bestseller in France, Spain, and Italy,
1:27.4	and has sold so far 400,000 copies.
1:30.6	It's now making its debut in English.
1:33.3	God, the science, the evidence, presents a wide-ranging case for the existence of God
1:37.4	by drawing on discoveries across physics, cosmology, biology, and human consciousness.
1:44.0	Michel, welcome to the podcast.
1:46.1	Thank you, Andrew.
1:47.1	Very happy to join.
1:49.1	Yeah, now this is your debut on ID the Future.
1:51.9	So I wondered if we could start by telling our audience a little bit about your education
1:56.3	and your career background.
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