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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, 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, 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
Günter Bechly

Date
December 13, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ad hominem, Casey Luskin, Dave Farina, evolution, honor, intelligent design, Internet, misinformation, Professor Dave, propaganda, Stephen Meyer, trolls, YouTube videos, YouTubers}

Postscript: “Professor Dave” and His Attack on Me

_{Günter Bechly
December 13, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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While it was an affair of honor to defend others, I personally do not consider Farina to be a worthy opponent. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, convergence, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Galápagos Islands, genetic information, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, Michael Behe, microevolution, mutations, peer-reviewed journals, Professor Dave, speciation, Stephen Meyer, waiting-time problem, young people, YouTubers}

“Crazy Stuff”? Dave Farina on the Waiting Time Problem

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The formulation “crazy stuff” of course implicitly suggests that this is a pseudo-problem invented by evil and stupid creationists. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Marshall, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, feathers, homology, information, intelligent design, mammals, marine reptiles, PragerU, Professor Dave, proteins, Richard Buggs, Richard Lenski, Royal Society, scales, Stephen Meyer, Twitter, Wikipedia}

Educating “Professor Dave” on the Fossil Record and Genetics

_{Günter Bechly
December 8, 2022

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Farina says that if you want to make “creationists’ head explode” you just have to mention that reptile scales and bird feathers are made of the same keratin. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 5, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, amniotes, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, cephalopods, Cloudina, common descent, creationism, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, dependency graph, dinosaurs, Donald Prothero, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, genes, intelligent design, Nature Communications, New Scientist, SETI, Stephen Meyer, turtles, Winston Ewert}

Dave Farina Criticizes Intelligent Design but Doesn’t Understand It

_{Günter Bechly
December 5, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Boom! There goes the “exquisitely documented” evolution of turtles. Sorry, Professor Dave. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 2, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cloudina, Dave Farina, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran, embryos, fossils, Kimberella, Mongolia, Namacalathus, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, Trilobozoa}

Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian

_{Günter Bechly
December 2, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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We have much to teach the non-professor, and I trust that he is grateful for the education being rendered to him here. Read More ›

Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 1, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Carl Zimmer, China, Cloudina, cnidarians, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Dickinsonia, embryos, Eumetazoa, evolution, fossils, Gregory Retallack, homology, Ikaria, intelligent design, Internet, Kimberella, Metazoa, microfossils, Namacalathus, New York Times, Professor Dave, sponges, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer, straw man, Tribrachidium, Vernanimalcula, YouTubers}

“Lying on the Internet”? Debunking Dave Farina on Stephen Meyer

_{Günter Bechly
December 1, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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A lot of nonsense gets published in peer-reviewed journals and it needs expertise to separate the wheat from the chaff. Farina lacks any expertise to do this. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, birds, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Douglas Erwin, Ediacaran fauna, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, homology, insects, Nick Matzke, phylum, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, synapomorphy, The Blind Watchmaker, wings, YouTubers}

Untangling “Professor Dave’s” Confusion about the Cambrian Explosion

_{Günter Bechly
November 29, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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We have seen the absurdly low quality of this individual’s video. But there is much more. I have added timecodes in square brackets for easier reference. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute, evo-devo, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Living Waters, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, mutations, Ola Hössjer, Pakicetus, paleontology, peer-reviewed literature, population size, Professor Dave, recombination, waiting-time problem}

Fossil Friday: Walking Whales and Why All Critiques of the Waiting Time Problem Fail

_{Günter Bechly
September 30, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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These fossils are often celebrated as missing links and a success story for Darwinism. Read More ›