#138 – Evolution: A theory in crisis?
With Prof John Lennox
The Neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution, the so-called modern synthesis is still regarded by many as ruling out theism. However, in order to establish this, two things need to be shown to be true:
1) that it is philosophically legitimate to deduce atheism (a worldview) from biology (a natural science), and
2) that there is scientific evidence that the theory of evolution can bear the weight placed upon it.
I think the evidence shows that these claims have insubstantial warrant.
Prof John Lennox
John Lennox is a Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus) at Oxford University and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School, Oxford University, and teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme.
Professor Lennox is particularly interested in the interface of science, philosophy, and theology.
His books include Against the Flow (on Daniel), Seven Days that Divide the World (on Genesis 1), Gunning for God (on the new atheism), Stephen Hawking and God (a response to The Grand Design), God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God, and 2084. He has debated a number of prominent atheists, including Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Peter Singer.
