{"id":39485,"date":"2021-03-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/?p=39485"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:01:44","slug":"1431","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/1431\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Meyer and Michael Shermer Debate Intelligent Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To celebrate Stephen Meyer\u2019s new book, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/returnofthegodhypothesis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Return of the God Hypothesis<\/a><\/em>, <strong>ID the Future<\/strong> is pleased to feature a classic episode, a short debate between Meyer and Michael Shermer, founding publisher of <em>Skeptic<\/em> magazine, on Lee Strobel\u2019s \u201cFaith Under Fire\u201d program. Meyer argues for intelligent design and Shermer against it. What can we learn when we balance the facts and arguments on both sides? Tune in to find out. Meyer, a philosopher of science and the director of Discovery Institute\u2019s Center for Science and Culture, is a <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, and his latest book has now been endorsed by Nobel Laureate Brian Josephson. The book\u2019s launch date is March 30, and it\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/returnofthegodhypothesis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">available now for pre-order<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To celebrate Stephen Meyer\u2019s new book, The Return of the God Hypothesis, ID the Future is pleased to feature a classic episode, a short debate between Meyer and Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, on Lee Strobel\u2019s \u201cFaith Under Fire\u201d program. Meyer argues for intelligent design and Shermer against it. What can we learn when we balance the facts and arguments on both sides? Tune in to find out. Meyer, a philosopher of science and the director of Discovery Institute\u2019s Center for Science and Culture, is a New York Times bestselling author, and his latest book has now been endorsed by Nobel Laureate Brian Josephson. 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