Why Scientific Materialism is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

Episode 1818 October 27, 2023 00:15:50
Why Scientific Materialism is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
Intelligent Design the Future
Why Scientific Materialism is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

Oct 27 2023 | 00:15:50

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Show Notes

Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? On this episode of ID the Future from the archive, host David Klinghoffer speaks with Dr. Ann Gauger, Director of Science Communication and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, about her article “The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness” at EvolutionNews.org. These abstract concepts don’t derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they’re foundations of a life worth living. Materialistic evolutionary explanations for truth, beauty, and goodness are out there, but they fall flat upon closer inspection. Some of them even reduce these qualities to mere illusion. Gauger holds that truth, beauty, and goodness are hallmarks of a designed world. Meditating on them can promote a spirit of gratitude, an important part of a healthy, happy life.

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