The Science & Faith Podcast - James Tour & William Dembski: Information Theory

The Science & Faith Podcast is back with another enlightening episode with Dr. William Dembski. This interview serves as a follow-up to Dr. Tour's recent Abiogenesis Series, particularly Episode 8 (https://youtu.be/CYiguQYCSio) and Episode 12.1 (https://youtu.be/IaJo5jWs_6k), answering questions on the topic of biological information. In this talk, Dr. Tour and Dr. Dembski discuss information theory, information search and probabilities, patterns with underlying specifications, and more. Dr. Dembski is an informatician, trained mathematician, and philosopher, and he holds many degrees, including two Ph.D.s (philosophy & mathematics) and an M.Div. (theology). He has written his fair share of books on information theory (some are linked below). Questions from the audience conclude this very intellectual talk, and don't forget to check out the links! VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Countdown 01:45 - Intro 02:00 - Welcome to Science & Faith 03:10 - Introducing Dr. William Dembski 05:15 - "Why do you believe the resurrection of Jesus?" 07:18 - Dr. Dembski's experience in Information Theory 07:57 - Information as a Meaningful Reduction of Possibilities 11:48 - Life: Shannon Information vs Specified Information 15:43 - Search, Bias, Specification: Pushing the Problem Further 22:33 - Molecules Don't Care About Life 25:00 - The Reduction of Possibilities in Cellular Assembly 28:01 - Random Birthdays vs Birthdays that Match Meaningful Pattern 30:34 - Injecting Information via Human Influence in Lab with Favorable Conditions 33:07 - Q&A - How did the genetic code get written? 39:34 - Q&A - Law of small probability & implausibility of abiogenesis/evolution 43:15 - Q&A - Origin of proteins to kick off protein synthesis 46:53 - Q&A - Equation describing cell's collective improbabilistic development 50:32 - Q&A - Genetic code: not just linear, but multiplexed 52:02 - Q&A - Dembski on bad design & information conservation 53:56 - Q&A - Dembski on ID & Evolution and why he took a break 55:53 - Closing ~~~ Dr. Dembski Links ~~~ Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0754638588/ The Design Inference: Eliminating Chance through Small Probabilities https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521678676/ No Free Lunch: Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased without Intelligence https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00342UN0S/ The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001C6MEBY/ Life Work of Bill Dembski: https://billdembski.com/life-work-of-bill-dembski/ ~~~~~~ If you found this helpful and a blessing to you or learned something new, please share and give this a like or thumbs up. And if you haven't already, please follow/like/subscribe, so you can stayed tuned in. God bless you. Donate to Jesus & Science Foundation https://donorbox.org/jesus-sciencefoundation ~ http://drjamestour.com Website - http://jmtour.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/drjamestour Facebook - http://facebook.com/drjamestour LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/drjamestour Instagram - http://instagram.com/drjamestour Snapchat - http://snapchat.com/add/drjamestour WeChat - @drjamestour