Nick Shalna is joined by Dr. Bill Demsbki (Intelligent Design Author) and Dr. Tom Woodward (Discovery Institute, Apologetics Inc) to discuss the concept of specified complexity and the update of Dr. Dembski's classic book: The Design Inference. How did the Intelligent Design movement start and how far has it come? Why are the accusations made against the movement 30 years ago no longer holding water today? Why are world-renowned thinkers now taking the premise of a Designer so seriously?

Send your questions to information@apologetics.org now for our Q&A on Friday, May 31.

Join us next week as we continue our series "Are you sure you know what that verse means?" with the Transfiguration!

Related Episodes:

Stephen Meyer on Darwin:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/10647819-would-darwin-think-differently-about-evolution-today-stephen-meyer-pt-2-doubts-about-darwinism-series

David Berlinski: Darwinism, the Power Struggle of Science, the Big Bang and Gender Studies?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/10588375-david-berlinski-darwinism-the-power-struggle-of-science-the-big-bang-and-gender-studies-doubts-about-darwinism-series

Michael Behe: Did Scientists Get Evolution Backwards?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/10648234-biochemist-did-science-get-evolution-backwards-and-how-complex-is-life-michael-behe-doubts-about-darwinism-series

Bill Demsbki's New Updated Book: The Design Inference
https://www.amazon.com/Design-Inference-Eliminating-through-Probabilities/dp/1637120346/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BWnbxuDo5r53TGXDo3j42CUfzQzirs6-AJumD1EpXs13fGsNpGd5wOYVVrFGwc9LQqNjPccDYLZ7Pqj8TCv9LtKLwzhdBmdx3gMN2UWvQbdCv6l_Cye99QoHAe8E4ufz1vqvr4hMfOspSvkN9HiCLuyBoQIYKnz3_AtanbuHLIPufLXFDohJBMiLMPjLqUCamNY6_tQi70xd3t9Y2o38xazBrBz15PGS7eSw0063q4s.2VzwpG345gsbB2H8VRbBBqF1qpmobPLzLf3Qbq4Uwcs&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+design+inference&qid=1714494822&sr=8-1

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Episodes referenced:

Did Joshua make the Sun Stand Still?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14943176-did-joshua-make-the-sun-stand-still-are-you-sure-you-know-pt-3

Babel Response Episode:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14774037-what-definitely-didn-t-happen-at-babel-response-to-kristi-burke-are-you-sure-you-know-pt-1

Original Sin and Child Damnation Episode:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14452724-the-age-old-debate-of-child-damnation-needs-to-end

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Did the sun stop moving in the sky in Joshua 10, or are we misunderstanding how ancients thought of the sun "standing still"? Does taking a less common view mean you have less faith? Why were Israel's surrounding neighbors so particular about the alignment of stars and planets before battle and how may that play a role in this popular story? Join us for part 3 of our current series: "Are you sure you know what that verse means?"

Send your questions to information@apologetics.org now for our Q&A coming up this Friday night!

Other Episodes in this series:

You'll be 'as' the stars in heaven:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14857214-abraham-s-promise-as-the-stars-in-heaven-series-pt-2

What Actually Happened at Babel?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14774037-what-definitely-didn-t-happen-at-babel-response-to-kristi-burke-series-pt-1

Articles referenced:

Walton - https://biologos.org/articles/biblical-credibility-and-joshua-10-what-does-the-text-really-claim

Chavalas - https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/religion-holidays/2016/05/did-joshua-really-make-the-sun-stand-still/

Good Summary - https://spoiledmilks.com/2018/12/13/sun-stand-still-joshua/

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In the second part of the "Are you sure you know whats that verse means?" series, Nick Shalna presents a prominent ancient Jewish view of God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 15. What does it mean to be made "as" the stars in heaven? Is this simply quantitative and a reference to numerical value, or is there something more? How should we understand being made "heirs of the cosmos"?

Most recent episode on Babel:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14774037-what-definitely-didn-t-happen-at-babel-response-to-kristi-burke-series-pt-1

How Were Stars Viewed in the Bible?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14595788-were-stars-viewed-as-angels-in-the-bible

This episode is based on a series which is based on a series of Michael Heiser by David Burnett:
https://drmsh.com/category/biblical-theology-doctrine/theosis-1/

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If you are under the impression that Trans Visibility Day took place on Easter Sunday this year as a coincidence, we hope your mind is changed by the end of this episode. What does this day represent? How should Christians react and not react?

Responding to the Trans Movement:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14408633-thinking-and-responding-to-the-growing-trans-movement-alycia-wood

The Marxification of Education:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/13790276-refusing-to-stay-asleep-in-a-woke-culture-defeating-defeatism-series

The "He gets us" Campaign:
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14541410-i-dug-further-into-the-he-gets-us-campaign

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In the first episode of the "Are you sure you know what that verse means" series, Nick Shalna responds to a video from a popular Youtuber on the story of the Tower of Babel. What really happened in Genesis 11? Why does God say let "us" go down? Is this story just a myth? Why is context so important when interpreting the Bible?

Send any questions you have to information@apologetics.org for our Good Friday Q&A!

Kristi Burke's Video on Babel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w56ZgxQg2A

Who is the Divine Council?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/12196148-the-view-that-changed-the-way-i-read-my-bible-divine-council-worldview

Why Does Jesus Say "you are gods" (Reaction to James White and John Piper):
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14635232-why-does-jesus-say-you-are-gods-james-white-and-john-piper-response

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Join us next week for a brand new series on rethinking some popular interpretations that may not capture the full meaning of what the original author and God intended for a passage!
What does it mean to be "As the stars in heaven"?
Did Joshua really make the sun stand still in the sky?
Is David and Goliath more than simply a heroic story?

Send your questions to information@apologetics.org for our Q&A on the last Friday of the month!

Did the Israelites view the Stars as Angels?
https://theuniversenextdoor.buzzsprout.com/235413/14595788-were-stars-viewed-as-angels-in-the-bible

Apple Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-stars-viewed-as-angels-in-the-bible/id1464590061?i=1000647440678

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