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How the arts and sciences reveal God’s genius: Dr. Jonathan Witt discusses “A Meaningful World”
Description
Is the world a meaningless churning of random intersecting events or a beautiful place of genius that reveals the reality of God as the ultimate Genius?
Dr. Jonathan Witt joins The Denison Forum Podcast to discuss this central question of his book, A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature
When we encounter, discover, or help to create things in our world that express the unmistakable qualities of depth, harmony, clarity, and elegance, how do we explain them? What are they pointing us to?
From great literature to music, to mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics, the majestic fingerprints of an all-powerful, good and majestic creator are all around us—if we have the eyes, ears, and heart to receive them.
It just may be that breathtaking beauty and order will lead us to the greatest discovery of all.
Topics
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Introducing Dr. Jonathan Witt | 00:00
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Dr. Witt’s journey of faith | 03:42
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Why do the beliefs of Darwin, Dawkins, and similar thinkers hold so much sway in our culture? | 10:03
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How did Christianity influence the rise of modern science? | 15:19
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What’s the difference between science and scientism? | 21:11
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Post-pandemic, should we “trust the science”? | 22:04
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Why Dr. Witt wrote A Meaningful World | 25:19
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How Hamlet reveals God (The four characteristics of genius) | 28:58
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What does genius mean? | 38:16
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How does human genius reflect God’s genius? | 39:38
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How does elegance reveal God’s genius? | 43:33
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How does mathematics reveal God’s genius? | 50:48
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How can a loving, genius God allow pain? | 54:49
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Where can listeners learn more about Dr. Witt? | 1:00:43
Resources
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature, Dr. Jonathan Witt
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Return of the God Hypothesis: A conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, The Denison Forum Podcast
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Your Designed Body, Steve Laufmann and Howard Glicksman
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The Wonder of Water, Michael Denton
About Dr. Jonathan Witt
Jonathan Witt, PhD, is Executive Editor of Discovery Institute Press and a senior fe