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Interview: Jerry Coyne

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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TVO (t.v. Ontario, Canada) has a week long series on religion this week on its political show The Agenda. The interview above is with evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne (U of Chicago) The video for the show is available on the site for free (linked in the left hand column).

http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/

The audio embedded above is the interview segment with Jerry Coyne. There is a Science vs Religion debate that follows at this link:

http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/theagenda/audio/TAWSPScienceAndReligion032707.mp3

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1. Comment #28719 by waxwings on March 30, 2007 at 1:47 pm

Man, that guy from the Discovery Institute (Paul Nelson) was a real scumbag. I found him to be extremely insincere and dishonest.

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2. Comment #28734 by ImagineAZ on March 30, 2007 at 2:32 pm

Yeah, he kind of came across as "Ok, we've now heard from the deluded satanist - now onto the truth!"

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3. Comment #28744 by Magrathean Economist on March 30, 2007 at 3:08 pm

Good program. It covered a broader spectrum of opinions than the typical ID vs. Evolution, all in a civilized exchange. Jerry Coyne was excellent. Thanks for posting the link.

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4. Comment #28779 by DistrictSelectman on March 30, 2007 at 6:50 pm

Those chuckleheads trying to tell Jerry Coyne that he was experiencing "natural revelation" were just too much. Too bad they lost Jerry's feed, because he was steamrolling that Paul Nelson stooge.

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5. Comment #28786 by Stand on March 30, 2007 at 9:47 pm

Why is it that some people believe that if something (a cell or an eye) is complex, then it must have been designed? Why must nature have a purpose? Just because I might build a car to get me from point A to point B doesn't mean that nature designed legs for me to do the same thing. However, having legs lets me do that.

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6. Comment #28803 by doodinthemood on March 31, 2007 at 1:58 am

The arguments he put forward were rather basic - more suited for a creationist audience than an evolutionist audience.

Anyone know where the rest of the shows in the series are? Or have they not been broadcast yet.

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7. Comment #28848 by Duff on March 31, 2007 at 8:18 am

If I hear one more religionist claim science and religion have things to teach each other, I'm going to reach for my Browning. I'm waiting to hear one positive thing that religion has brought to science/mankind. One thing. Come on religionists, lets hear one thing.

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8. Comment #28874 by Severus Snape on March 31, 2007 at 12:33 pm

Magrathean Economist wrote "Thanks for posting the link."

You're welcome. The rest of the program can be found here:
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=43

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9. Comment #28893 by BrightBob on March 31, 2007 at 1:48 pm

I'm a big fan of Steve Paikin (the TVOntario host), but I was quite disappointed with him on this show. He usually comes up with some very insightful questions that cut through whatever the guest is trying to hide behind. His usual topics are foreign affairs and local politics, so I guess science isn't his strong point. He should have at least read the Dummy's Guide to Darwin, or something, before he went on air.

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10. Comment #28967 by jamesstephenbrown on April 1, 2007 at 12:42 am

It sounded to me like Paikin was asking the strawman questions that enabled to Coyne to lay the table in favour of evolution. If he was doing this, he did it very well.

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11. Comment #29021 by Severus Snape on April 1, 2007 at 8:12 am

The Agenda is a current events show, It isn't a science show. The audience is the general Canadian public, so it isn't fair to expect a detailed lesson about evolution. The debate was the best part anyway.

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12. Comment #29583 by Rick Stromoski on April 3, 2007 at 1:36 pm

I was astounded that the creationist /scientist made the statement that eye is so complex that it had to be designed.

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