#71 Is There a Mind Behind the Universe? - Stephen C. Meyer

Philosopher, author, and intelligent-design advocate Stephen Meyer joins me to discuss the arguments of his recent book, Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. While we only got around to two of those three discoveries, our conversation was robust, engaging, and will interest both advocates and critics of Stephen's work.Check out video of our discussion on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:11 Interview with Joe Rogan00:03:19 Stephen's basic case for God00:12:05 Data point #1 - Origin of the universe00:17:26 The limits of singularity theorems00:25:45 Quantum cosmology and theories of quantum gravity00:32:36 What if spacetime is emergent?00:36:45 Why is a beginning more likely under theism?00:41:22 Data point #2 - Cosmic fine-tuning00:46:40 Why is fine-tuning unlikely under naturalism?00:53:31 Why is fine-tuning likely under theism?00:57:55 Technical objection: No background information01:03:04 The multiverse hypothesis01:08:19 Do we need a "scientific" theory of the multiverse?01:13:20 Richard Dawkins' argument: God is complex01:17:24 But what about evil and suffering? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe