Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

Science, Life Sciences, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Astronomy

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🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Scout or soldier? When it comes to our opinions and beliefs, there's a bit of both in all of us. But which mindset is more beneficial? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to discuss the characteristics of a scout mindset and how it relates to the debate over evolution and the evidence for intelligent design. Get full show notes at idthefuture.com.

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0:00.0	I d the future a podcast about evolution and intelligent design
0:12.0	welcome to I d the future I'm your host Andrew McDermott. Today I have with me Dr Jonathan McClatchy to discuss why science needs a Scout mindset.
0:22.0	Dr McClatchy is a fellow and resident biologist at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.
0:28.0	He was previously an assistant professor at Sadler College in Boston, where he lectured biology for four years.
0:34.8	McClatchi holds a bachelor's degree in forensic biology, a master's degree in evolutionary
0:39.5	biology, a second master's degree in medical and molecular bioscience and a PhD in
0:45.1	evolutionary biology. His research interests include the scientific
0:49.1	evidence of design and nature, arguments for the existence of God, and New Testament scholarship.
0:55.0	He's also the founder and director of Talk About Douboubts.com.
1:00.0	Jonathan, thanks for joining me.
1:02.0	Great to be here.
1:03.0	Thanks for having me back.
1:04.0	Absolutely.
1:05.0	You're always welcome.
1:06.0	Well, today I wanted to speak with you about a recent article you published at evolution
1:10.9	news.org, our flagship source for news and commentary about
1:15.0	intelligent design and the debate over evolution. Your piece is called
1:18.9	Why Science Needs a Scout mindset, lessons from Julia Gaeliff. So first can you tell us who
1:25.9	Gaeliff is and why her recent book caught your attention?
1:29.2	Absolutely, so Julia Gaeliff is an American writer, public speaker, she's also the co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality.
1:39.0	She used to host a podcast called Rationale Speaking, which was the official podcast of New York City Skeptics.
1:46.0	She has a bachelor's degree in statistics from Columbia University that she graduated with in 2005,
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