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Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, early Earth, evolution, ID the Future, James Tour, podcast, primordial soup, Rice University, textbooks}

James Tour: Primordial Soup Bluffing Goes Right to the Top

_{Science & Culture
May 24, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Dr. Tour also reviews survey data showing just how misinformed the public is about how far scientists have gotten in creating life in the lab. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, citation bluffing, Dave Farina, debates, Discovery Institute, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, researchers, rhetoric, Rice University, YouTube videos}

A War of Words? How to Tell Who Won the Tour-Farina Debate

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Over three subsequent posts, I’m going to elaborate on three reasons that we can see that Tour won, based upon a rhetorical analysis of the debate. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atheism, debates, Design Inference, information, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, probability, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, science education, social media, YouTube videos}

“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

_{William A. Dembski
May 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, Casey Luskin, debates, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, professors, Rice University}

Atheists Review Professor Dave’s Debate Performance

_{David Klinghoffer
May 22, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science, Origin of Life

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Dave Farina has “tremendous reading skills” — he can read from a script, on YouTube or in a debate, with fluency and confidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 21, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, debates, early Earth, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave, professors, Rice University, sarcasm, YouTube videos}

Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
May 21, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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I was struck by how quickly Farina was dominated and deflated as soon as he had run out of script and had to speak on his own two feet. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 11, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, atoms, Canceled Science, electromagnetic radiation, Energy, Genesis, Gospel of John, helium, hydrogen, information, intelligent design, intention, matter, Max Planck, mind, Niels Bohr, nuclear fusion, particles, Planck’s constant, protons, quantum effects, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, sun, universe}

Thank God for Quantum Mechanics

_{Eric Hedin
May 11, 2023

Chemistry, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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An example of how quantum effects permit life as we know it operates in the nuclear furnace of the Sun. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, building blocks, DNA, early Earth, evolution, Georgia Tech, ideology, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Long Story Short, methodological naturalism, Murchison meteorite, NASA, National Science Foundation, natural processes, null hypothesis, proteins, recycling, repair, RNA, self-assembly, solar system, Stated Clearly, sugars, University of Chicago, YouTube videos}

On Origin of Life, “Stated Clearly” Has Clearly Misled Viewers

_{Rob Stadler
May 8, 2023

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

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Jon Perry may be a proponent of methodological naturalism, which constrains science to consider only natural causes, regardless of the scientific evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Marcos Eberlin

Date
April 12, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Engineering
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, Biomimetics, Brazil, cell membranes, engineers, foresight, genetic code, intelligent design, living cell, mass spectrometry, mind, nature, oxygen, São Paulo, Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Campinas}

Breakthroughs Unveil Evidence of Foresight in Nature

_{Marcos Eberlin
April 12, 2023

Chemistry, Engineering, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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From an engineering standpoint, it was essential that a way be found to protect the cell, life’s most basic unit. Read More ›

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Author
James M. Tour

Date
April 7, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, air, carbohydrates, chemical reactions, chemicals, DNA, earth, first life, homochirality, information processing, lipids, metabolism, molecules, nanomachines, natural processes, nucleic acids, panspermia, proteins, RNA, sunlight, synthetic chemists, water}

Do Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary Mechanisms Point Toward the First Life?

_{James M. Tour
April 7, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Abiogenesis is the prebiotic process wherein life, such as a cell, arises from non-living materials such as simple organic compounds. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, creationists, Darwinists, Discovery Institute, human life, improbability, intelligent design, Justin Brierley, materialism, nature, order, Oxford University Press, Stephen Meyer, Unbelievable, word salad}

Kudos: Saleem Ali, ID Critic, Agrees to Talk with an ID Proponent

_{David Klinghoffer
March 14, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Ali’s comments in his discussion with Meyer and Brierley are a little bit of a word salad, but never mind. Read More ›