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Distinguished Glasgow Surgeon David Galloway Dissects Darwinism

Series
ID the Future
Guest
David Galloway
Duration
00:16:47
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On this classic ID The Future out of the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes comedian and author Evan Sayet to the podcast to discuss the failure of the atheist origin myth, his journey from liberalism to conservatism, and the role of humor in the scientific debate. His latest book, Magic Soup, Typing Monkeys, and Horny Aliens From Outer Space, takes a cuttingly humorous approach to dismantling the origin myths promoted by atheists to explain away the evidence for design in life and the universe. Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer calls Sayet’s book “a rambunctious romp…With his trademark humor, Sayet exposes the absurdities of the materialist superstition of our age.”

In between jokes and humorous anecdotes, Sayet also discusses the concept of settled science and how materialists use it to shut down debate and discussion about evolutionary origin stories. “Truth is not a popularity contest,” says Sayet. “It doesn’t matter how many people subscribe to something, it matters what’s true and what’s not true.” He references bestselling novelist and Doctor of Medicine Michael Crichton, who called the claim of consensus “the first refuge of scoundrels.”

In this wide-ranging chat, McDiarmid and Sayet also discuss the cultural impact of atheism, the deceptive nature of militant atheism, and how humor can help to expose atheism’s flaws: “Stuff happens is not a scientific argument…and so I thought it was more important to expose the foolishness of atheism than to debate its finer points.”

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David Galloway

Former President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Professor David Galloway, MD DSc FRCS FRCP FACS FACP, is a surgeon based in the West of Scotland and an alumnus of the University of Glasgow. His clinical training involved working in hospitals in Glasgow, London, and New York City. His postgraduate academic work was focused on cancer research and, in particular, aspects of cell division and how it can be influenced by various environmental and dietary factors. Galloway is former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and an Honorary Professor of Surgery, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow.
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Copernicus
Darwinism
David Galloway
evolution
Intelligent Design
John Lennox
Neo-Darwinism
Royal Society of London
scientific paradigms