3. How do you view the future of intelligent design within the scientific establishment?
Douglas Axe is the Rosa Endowed Chair of Molecular Biology at Biola University, the founding Director of Biologic Institute, the founding Editor of BIO-Complexity, and the author of Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed. After completing his PhD at Caltech, he held postdoctoral and research scientist positions at the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Medical Research Council Centre. His research, which examines the functional and structural constraints on the evolution of proteins and protein systems, has been featured in many scientific journals, including the Journal of Molecular Biology, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BIO-Complexity, and Nature, and in such books as Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt by Stephen Meyer and Life’s Solution by Simon Conway Morris.
2. Does personal philosophy effect the work of a scientist?
Douglas Axe is the Rosa Endowed Chair of Molecular Biology at Biola University, the founding Director of Biologic Institute, the founding Editor of BIO-Complexity, and the author of Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed. After completing his PhD at Caltech, he held postdoctoral and research scientist positions at the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Medical Research Council Centre. His research, which examines the functional and structural constraints on the evolution of proteins and protein systems, has been featured in many scientific journals, including the Journal of Molecular Biology, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BIO-Complexity, and Nature, and in such books as Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt by Stephen Meyer and Life’s Solution by Simon Conway Morris.
1. How did you become involved in intelligent design research?
Douglas Axe is the Rosa Endowed Chair of Molecular Biology at Biola University, the founding Director of Biologic Institute, the founding Editor of BIO-Complexity, and the author of Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed. After completing his PhD at Caltech, he held postdoctoral and research scientist positions at the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Medical Research Council Centre. His research, which examines the functional and structural constraints on the evolution of proteins and protein systems, has been featured in many scientific journals, including the Journal of Molecular Biology, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BIO-Complexity, and Nature, and in such books as Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt by Stephen Meyer and Life’s Solution by Simon Conway Morris.
22. Are there any similarities between computer coding and DNA coding?
Stephen C. Meyer received his PhD in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2013), Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2009), which was named a Book of the Year by the Times (of London) Literary Supplement in 2009, and now, Return of the God Hypothesis (Harper One, 2021).
DARWINS DILEMMA Credits Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6: CREDITS DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.
DARWINS DILEMMA Biological Information Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5: BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION Dr Stephen Meyer makes the case that the fundamental problem the Cambrian Explosion poses for evolution is the amount of biological information required to build new body plans. Using computer animation, DARWIN’S DILEMMA explains this with analogies that emphasize the information required, then argues that only one source of complex specified information is known that can explain the Cambrian fossils: intelligent design. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.
DARWINS DILEMMA The Phyla Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4: THE PHYLA The dilemma of the Cambrian Explosion becomes more apparent when considering how animals are classified. A phylum is the most basic category scientists use for classification, followed by class, order, family, genus, and species. Some 20 entirely new phyla appear in the Cambrian. This shows not just minor variations, but entirely new body plans must be explained. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.
DARWINS DILEMMA Chinese Fossils Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3: CHINESE FOSSILS In 1998, a spectacular new site of Cambrian fossils was discovered in China. Like the Burgess Shale, it preserved some of the same complex animals found in Canada, but without evidence of transitional forms. The layers below this site could have preserved intermediate fossils had they existed, but none were found. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.
DARWINS DILEMMA Darwin's Dilemma Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2: DARWIN’S DILEMMA Charles Darwin was baffled by the Cambrian Explosion, because it defied his expectation of slow and gradual change. In this chapter, DARWIN’S DILEMMA interviews leading paleontologists about the problems that the sudden appearance of complex animals poses for Darwinian theory. Scientists admit that the problem has not been solved by more fossil discoveries since Darwin’s day. If anything, it has gotten worse. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.
DARWINS DILEMMA The Cambrian Explosion Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1: THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION The Cambrian Explosion represents one of the most abrupt changes in the entire fossil record. Below the Cambrian, some relatively simple organisms are known, but above the Cambrian, an “explosion” of complex animals appears for the first time. DARWIN’S DILEMMA begins with computer animation of some of these creatures, then tells the story of the Burgess Shale in Canada where spectacular fossils of Cambrian animals came to light in the early 20th century. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design.