[30-second sound clip] You are about to leave reality and travel into another dimension — a dimension of the mind, a dimension that exists beyond the laws of nature, unknowable by evidence and reason — a wondrous land of Oogity Boogity! You have embarked on a journey into the realm of miracles and mysticism, where your only guide is faith. There’s a signpost up ahead: Next stop — The Drool Zone.
Yes, dear reader, the annual drama (which we’ve ignored this year — until now) has reached its climax. The Discoveroids have arrived at the summit of the list of their Top Ten stories for the year that just ended. It’s a list of the momentous events that have thrilled the Discoveroids and their generous patrons for the past year. We’ve been ignoring everything they’ve been tooting about so far, but we can’t ignore the final item in this year’s list.
The title of today’s post at the Discoveroids’ website is: https://evolutionnews.org/2024/01/happy-new-year-1-story-of-2023-joe-rogan-and-stephen-meyer-talk-science-and-faith/
Happy New Year! No. 1 Story of 2023: Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith.
It’s a copy of something they posted on 13 July, but like all their other Top Ten stories for the year, we ignored it at the time. Their author is Andrew Mc Diarmid, Director of Podcasting and a Discoveroid Senior Fellow. Impressive! Here are some excerpts from Andy’s exciting post, with bold font added by us for emphasis, and occasional Curmudgeonly interjections that look . Here we go!
On his way to teach at this year’s CSC Summer Seminar program in Colorado, Stephen Meyer made a stop in Austin, Texas, to do an interview with none other than Mr. Joe Rogan, comedian, MMA enthusiast, and host of America’s biggest podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience.
We never heard of him, but that’s irrelevant. The exciting tale continues:
According to a report from Time Magazine, Rogan’s show boasts a daily audience of 11 million, making it Spotify’s most popular offering and a unique opportunity that Meyer was delighted to accept.
Obviously, this is a big deal. Here’s more:
In a conversation lasting almost three and a half hours [<font color=”red”><em>Gasp!</em></font>] , Rogan asked probing questions about Meyer’s reasons for doubting neo-Darwinism, his scientific arguments for intelligent design, and his latest book, Return of the God Hypothesis. But he also asked about the problem of evil, the latest findings of the James Webb Space Telescope, the multiverse concept, the origin of language, free will and determinism, the possibility of miracles, the possible existence of alien life forms, the use of psychedelics as a way of experiencing transcendence, and Meyer’s own personal religious experience as well his reasons for affirming the reliability of the Bible.
Exciting, isn’t it? The thrilling tale continues:
“Now I know why they call it the Joe Rogan Experience!” Meyer said. “Joe is insatiably curious and he asked many probing questions in an interview that flowed naturally from one deep subject to another. He definitely put me through my paces, but all in his trademark spirit of open inquiry. The discussion was a ton of fun and the time flew by. I was shocked to look up at the clock afterward and to find out that we’d been talking for three hours and twenty minutes. Oh, and he’s also even more ripped than he appears on camera!”
Okay, one final paragraph:
It’s free to watch or listen to the interview, but you’ll need a free Spotify account to do so. Here’s the link to the Joe Rogan Experience page on Spotify.