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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, acoustic waves, amino acids, biochemical systems, cells, Dave Farina, DNA, early Earth, energy production, equilibrium, error correction, frequency, funnel cloud, hurricane, information processing, intelligent design, James Tour, Jeremy England, John Sutherland, life, materialism, molecular machines, proteins, RNA}

Origin of Life: Cambridge Astrochemist Paul Rimmer Analyzes the Tour-Farina Debate

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July 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The differing perspectives of Tour and Rimmer result from the differences in their starting assumptions. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Asphalt Paradox, biopolymers, building blocks, cell membranes, devolution, early Earth, Elbert Branscomb, James Tour, membranes, Michael Russell, molecular machines, natural processes, peer-reviewed literature, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, rare sugars, RNA, Steven Benner, synthetic chemists}

Hello, Professor Dave: James Tour’s Criticisms of OOL Research Echo Those of Other Experts

_{Brian Miller
May 25, 2023

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

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Today, I will address one of the few honest questions that Professor Dave and other critics have asked of Dr. Tour. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Dave Farina, disinformation, early Earth, James Tour, Lee Cronin, Nature (journal), nucleotides, polymerization, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, RNA world, Robert Shapiro, side chains, Steven Benner, water, X-ray}

Professor Dave in His “Debate” with James Tour Showcases the Art of Citation Bluffing

_{Brian Miller
May 24, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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When Farina addressed the science, he rifled through a long series of technical articles, but greatly exaggerated their relevance. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 9, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, antiquity, Apostle Paul, Aristotle, atomism, Charles Darwin, Copernican Revolution, evolution, Francisco Ayala, Hippocrates, intelligent design, Lucretius, materialism, Modern Synthesis, natural processes, Neo-Darwinism, Plato, population genetics, Romans, Science and Faith in Dialogue, teleology}

Engineering Principles Explain Biological Systems Better than Evolutionary Theory

_{Brian Miller
April 9, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Hippocrates proposed in the late 5th or early 4th century BC a model for heredity and adaptation that Charles Darwin described as nearly identical to his own. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Astrobiology (journal), Bruce Lipshutz, Dave Farina, early Earth, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, investigator intervention, James Tour, Lee Cronin, minerals, nucleoside triphosphates, nucleotides, phosphate, prebiotic chemists, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, ribose, RNA, Steve Benner, synthetic chemists, YouTube videos}

Jim Tour Unmasks Steve Benner’s Double Standard and Inaccurate Commentary on the Origin of Life

_{Brian Miller
February 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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If Benner assessed his experiments by the same standard he applied to others, he would have acknowledged that his attempts have yielded nothing of value. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, cell membranes, cells, cellular metabolism, Dave Farina, hype, investigator interference, James Tour, Lee Cronin, molybdenum, nucleotides, organic chemistry, protocells, reactions, Research, ribose, Rice University, RNA, synthetic chemists}

On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes the Irrelevance of Lee Cronin’s Research

_{Brian Miller
February 16, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Tour details Cronin’s consistent exaggeration of the progress he and other researchers have made in unraveling the mystery of life’s origin. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 9, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, atheism, Bruce Lipshutz, cell membrane, Dave Farina, DNA, early Earth, fatty acids, James Tour, Lee Cronin, nucleotides, polynucleotides, proteins, ribose, RNA, simple sugars, Steve Benner}

James Tour Dismantles Dave Farina’s Expert Witnesses on the State of Origin-of-Life Research

_{Brian Miller
February 9, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Farina is a committed atheist who has demonstrated that he is not encumbered by the same ethical standards that James Tour is. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 30, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, enzymes, investigators, molecular machines, mutations, Nature Communications, Nobel Prize, nucleotides, parasites, press release, replicase, replication, Ribosome, RNA, Ryo Mizuuchi, translational machinery, tRNA, University of Tokyo}

#3 Story of 2022: Did Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

_{Brian Miller
December 30, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 29, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anna Ijjas, beginning, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, Charlotte Hsu, Ethan Siegel, God Hypothesis, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Nina Stein, Null Energy Condition, Paul Steinhardt, Phys.org, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Penrose, spacetime, Stephen Meyer, theism, University of Buffalo, Will Kinney}

#4 Story of 2022: Science Journal Reaffirms Universe Had a Beginning

_{Brian Miller
December 29, 2022

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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If the universe and everything in it are the result of a mind, then we are not unintended accidents of nature. Read More ›