In this podcast, Lenny and Tony interview Casely Luskin, Director of Research at The Discovery Institute, on 8 different models for the existence (or non-existence) of the biblical Adam and Eve.
Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg where he specialized in paleomagnetism and the early plate tectonic history of South Africa. He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego, where he focused on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and conducted geological research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID). #KirkwoodCenter #CaseyLuskin #DiscoveryInstitute
00:00 – 06:31 Casey’s Journey Into Intelligent Design
06:32 – 12:10 The Ever Moving Target of Human Origins & Bad Scientific Marketing
12:11 – 21:30 The Population Genetics Debate That Lead to the New Quest for Adam
21:31 – 24:45 How Can There NOT Be a Bottleneck of Two Humans?
24:46 – 27:00 What Ever Happened to Mitochondrial Eve and Chromosomal Adam?
27:01 – 46:00 Model #1: Theistic Evolution/Evolutionary Creationism View (Collins & BioLogos)
46:01 – 50:30 Model #2: The Homo Divinus (Federal Headship) View (Alexander & Stott)
50:31 – 01:02:40 Model #3: The Genealogical Adam (Joshua Swamidass)
01:02:41 – 01:11:08 Model #4: The Homo Heidelbergensis View (William Lane Craig)
01:11:09 – 01:17:47 Model #5: The Unique Origins Model (Gauger and Hössjer)
01:17:48 – 01:28:20 Model #6: The Classic Old Earth Model (Reasons to Believe)
01:28:21 – 01:36:20 Model #7: The Classic Young Earth Model (AIG & ICR)
01:36:21 – 01:40:00 Model #8 Old Earth/Young Adam Hybrid View
01:40:01 – 01:46:31 Some Concluding Theological Remarks
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