Podcast appearances and mentions of charles thaxton

On this ID the Future out of the archive, Nancy Pearcey, author of numerous books, including The Soul of Science (co-authored with Charles Thaxton) and Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality, challenges the common belief that Darwin's leading early supporters were convinced of the main pillars of his theory. Many in the nineteenth century were already primed to accept a theory of evolution, but not necessarily by natural selection. As Pearcey explains, some of Darwin's chief supporters had grave doubts about natural selection's role, and some of them believed that God or a “vital force” guided evolution. But Darwin would have none of it. And what do evolutionary scientists think today? The disagreements persist and, if anything, have intensified. Source

On today's ID the Future Your Designed Body author and physician Howard Glicksman takes a deep dive with Philosophy for the People podcast host Pat Flynn into Glicksman's new book, co-authored with systems engineer Steve Laufmann. As Glicksman puts it, he and Laufmann look not just at how the human body looks but at what it actually takes for it to work and not die, and what this implies for evolutionary theory. Begin by piling up the layers of complexity in the human body—the layer upon layer of complex interdependent systems. Then ask hard questions about whether any blind and gradual evolutionary process could have kept our evolutionary ancestors alive at every generational stage as all this was gradually engineered Read More › Source

On this classic ID the Future, Robert J. Marks interviews Roger Olsen, co-author of the groundbreaking book The Mystery of Life's Origin. In the work's epilogue the authors suggested that a designing intelligence stands as the best explanation for the origin of life. And with a revised and greatly expanded new edition of the book now available, Olsen says that more than thirty-five years of additional research from the origin-of-life community have left their conclusions stronger than ever. Olsen is now an environmental scientist, and in a latter part of the interview, he tells a hair-raising story about his work abroad trying to protect families and communities from the ravages of environmental pollution. Source

On this ID the Future from the vault, host Robert J. Marks interviews chemist Charles Thaxton about a seminal 1984 book he co-authored, The Mystery of Life's Origin, foundational to the intelligent design movement. The main body of Mystery was generally praised, Thaxton explains. It was the epilogue that proved controversial. There the three authors reviewed five proposed explanations for life's origins and suggested that the best explanation was that the first life originated through an act of creative intelligence. Thaxton also tells a little about the recently revised and expanded edition of the book, with new contributions from Stephen Meyer, Brian Miller, James Tour, and others. Source

On this ID the Future from the vault, Nancy Pearcey, author of numerous books, including The Soul of Science (co-authored with Charles Thaxton) and Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality, challenges the common belief that Darwin's leading early supporters were convinced of the main pillars of his theory. Many in the nineteenth century were already primed to accept a theory of evolution, but not necessarily by natural selection. As Pearcey explains, some of Darwin's chief supporters had grave doubts about natural selection's role, and some of them believed that God or a “vital force” guided evolution. But Darwin would have none of it. And what do evolutionary scientists think today? The disagreements persist and, if anything, have Read More › Source

My guest today is Dr. Charles Thaxton, a chemist who is one of the founders of a movement that reframed the debate over evolution and creation. He co-authored The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories, which sparked what has come to be known as the “Intelligent Design” movement in the study of origins. This reframing of the creation/evolution debate has both strong supporters and strong critics. In our conversation we delve into exactly what “ID” is and is not, the data that supports this approach to origins, what critiques are made of this approach, and how he responds to these criticisms. In this podcast we discuss: How he came to co-author The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories How he came to reject the standard chemical explanation of the origin of life (and the experiments that support the standard model, most notably the Miller experiment) How this new view that emerged from his (and other's) research came to be called “Intelligent Design” (ID) A concise description of ID and “specified complexity” The common scientific methodology between ID and NASA's search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI) program How discoveries of the DNA code further support the ID thesis The push-back and controversy ID generated among non-Christians The pushback received from some Christians who are “theistic evolutionists” Why he believes all these objections fail How ID differs from “Creationism” The philosophical issues underlying the rejection of ID Why ID is not “religion” or “bringing God into science” Some of the best resources to better understand ID Resources mentioned during our conversation: Charles B. Thaxton, Walter L. Bradley, Roger L. Olson, The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories Thaxton, Bradley, Olsen, Tour, Meyer, Wells, Gonzalez, Miller, The Mystery of Life's Origin: The Continuing Controversy Stephen C. Mayer, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design The Discovery Institute Philip E. Johnson, Darwin on Trial Jonathan Wells, Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution is Wrong *And be sure to read Dr. Thaxton's autobiography A Leg to Stand On, where he shares more of the story! 

Shocked & sad to hear recently the passing of two fine musicians, Charles Thaxton & Gert Van Santen, who have graced our genre in electronic music over the years. Charles known as Char-el, was a California based synthesist and keyboardist/composer, performing in many bands and solo concerts for over 40 years, mixing in the progressive rock/symphonic new age territory. Gert Van Santen was a member of Wave World, a Dutch/Canadian multimedia project attracting quite a lot of attention for its fascinating music and enchanting shows. During live performances, their impressive music was blended with computer-generated graphics of a virtual world, projected on huge screens, both these musicians were very likable, creative human beings, with the legacy of their music, which will live on in our hearts & minds. You will hear on this edition, Andy Pickford’s new release Biosphere, which has a very filmic feel, full of strong rhythms, sequences, melodies, and symphonic themes. Syngate presents Colin Rayment’s new album FRB, stands for Fast Radio Bursts, only recently discovered very unusual repeating signals from distant galaxies.. London based electronic act Echaskech, a unique and compelling amalgamation of sound. Tangram, music & name obviously points a finger in the Tangerine Dream direction. Ambient soundscapes from Massergy, are created entirely outdoors within a nature preserve, creating colorful and melodic arrangements, featuring deep bass tones, swirling textures and expressive improvisation. Two collaborations with Michael Bruckner on ’Polar Vortex’ with Mathias Grassow a master of dark ambient & drone music & Volker Lankow, Berlin based percussionist on ‘Monsoon Offerings’. Vidna Obmana’s re-release of Landscape In Obscurity, a long exploratory driftscape, integrating spacious and atmospheric performances on flute and saxophone. The slow and drifting peaceful ambient soundscapes from Bing Satellites, with many more engaging sounds to create an atmosphere beyond the norm of accessible popular music. Playlist No148 Sequences Podcast No148 03.22 Andy Pickford ‘Biosphere Part 3/6. (album Biosphere) *** http://andypickford.bandcamp.com/yum 21.10 Char-el ‘Into The Infinite’ (album Heaven & Earth) 31.16 Massergy ‘The Shepherdess’ (album Fire Opal) www.spottedpeccary.com 41.30 The Fourth Dimension Project ’Time Spiral’ (abum Cosmic Waves) 47.20 Waveworld ‘Quest/Talk To Me’ (album Species) http://www.waveworld.tv 57.36 Transmission 13 feat: John 3:16 ‘Wild Atlantic’ (album The Edge Of The World) www.transmission-13.bandcamp.com 01.02.31 Transmission 13 ‘Everything In Colour’ 01.06.18 Mathias Grassow & Michael Bruckner ‘The North’ (album Polar Vortex) https://databloem.com 01.24.21 Canopy Of Stars ‘First Light on the Cosmic Range’ ( (album First Light To Twilight) *** www.canopyofstars.bandcamp.com 01.34.56 Echaskech ‘ Hyphae’ www.theambientzone.co.uk 01.40.00 Tangram ‘Dream Sequence Part II’ www.tangram.bandcamp.com 01.48.04 Colin Rayment ‘Drifting’ (album FRB) www.syngate.net 01.57.00 Chris Snidow ‘Firmament Of The Heavens’ (From The Foundation Of The World) 1995 02.04.23 Glasbird ‘Hvitar Fjoll’ (album Gronland) www.whitelabrecs.bandcamp. com 01.11.19 Bing Satellites ‘Meridian Sunset’ (album Frozen In Time-Atmosphere & Textures Volume 1) *** www.bingsatellites.bandcamp.com 01.20.13 Vidna Obmana ‘Landscape In Obscurity’ (album Landscape In Obscurity - 20th Anniversary Edition) *** www.projektrecords.bandcamp.com 01.31.36 Einath Project ‘Einath GS7B’ (album “-“ ) https://www.focusedsilence.com/product/elnath-project/ 02.38.24 Lankow & Bruckner feat: Suzannah Moon ‘The Red Lamb’ (album Monsoon Offerings) https://volkerlankow.bandcamp.com 02.48.21 Doug Lynner ‘Form Cycles’ (album Modular Tonalism) *** www.douglynner.bandcamp.com 02.53.11 Doug Lynner ‘Aeolian Arabesque’ ****_ Edit ***