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James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer, James Tour: The Origin-of-Life Hustle

Researchers perform experiments using specially purchased chemical ingredients and assure the credulous science media that this has something relevant to say. Read More ›
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The Origin of Life and the Wonder of Daily Existence

Sometimes, civilization’s design breaks down, and we then see how complex, interdependent, and fragile the system really is. Read More ›
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Film Festival 2023 — “The Origin of Life”

For our final video, we present the newest video from our series “Long Story Short” which punctures the faulty reasoning behind origin-of-life arguments.  Read More ›
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Exposing Professor Dave’s Playground Tactics and Citation Bluffing Blitz

It’s true that sometimes it can be hard to tell that serious problems remain unsolved until you drill down into the scientific details. Read More ›
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James Tour Takes Professor Dave to School: Farina Won’t Answer Tour’s Reasonable Questions

Farina finally did write something on the blackboard: “Not Clueless.” This, needless to say, did not answer Tour’s request for a scientific explanation. Read More ›
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Hello, Professor Dave: James Tour’s Criticisms of OOL Research Echo Those of Other Experts

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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Professor Dave — Conspiracy Theorist

The scientist — Javier Campos-Gomez at the University of Alabama at Birmingham — was easy to find and I emailed him to confirm that he is who he says he is. Read More ›
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“Professor Dave” and the Art of Projection

If I ever get asked to write a chapter on projection for a psychology textbook, Dave Farina’s outrageously disrespectful performance will be exhibit A. Read More ›
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A War of Words? How to Tell Who Won the Tour-Farina Debate

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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