Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science — Pt. 2

Episode 1302 March 11, 2020 00:19:45
Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science — Pt. 2
Intelligent Design the Future
Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science — Pt. 2

Mar 11 2020 | 00:19:45

/

Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, biophysicist and philosopher Kirk Durston continue his discussion of three types of science: (1) experimental science, (2) inferential science, and (3) fantasy science. In this second of three episodes, Durston recaps the three types but focuses on inferential science. He explains how it involves, in the historical sciences, abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation), and he explains how such reasoning can be used as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information, and in such a way that it is rooted in observation.

Other Episodes

Episode 2213

May 15, 2026 01:56:16
Episode Cover

Strategic Design: A Fighter Pilot on Military Readiness and Excellence

Major General Bobby Hollingsworth had a distinguished 38-year career as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot and in leadership roles including commanding the Marine Corps...

Listen

Episode 751

May 19, 2014 00:10:56
Episode Cover

Dr. Rob Sheldon: What the BICEP2 Consortium's Discovery Means

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin talks with physicist Rob Sheldon about the BICEP2 Consortium's discovery, which is said to be...

Listen

Episode 0

May 15, 2008 00:14:54
Episode Cover

Challenge Assumptions: Revisiting an Interview With Dr. Keller

In this ID the Future Podcast, Casey Luskin interviews Dr. Rebecca Keller, a signer of the Dissent from Darwinism list, about her views on...

Listen