early Earth
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Thermodynamics of the Origin of Life
In the Beginning, Before There Was RNA, There Was…TNA?
Tiptoe Through the (Cambrian) Tulips
A Big Problem for Naturalistic Explanations of Life’s Origins: Zircon Shows Oxygen Present in the Early Earth
Maligning Phil Johnson, with Lots of Rhetoric but Little Substance
Skeptic Magazine Unskeptical about Miller-Urey Experiment
Skeptic Magazine shows no skepticism towards the Miller-Urey experiment, instead claiming the experiment simulated the early earth’s atmosphere. Recently I went to a local bookstore and found myself perusing the latest issue of Skeptic Magazine, “A Perspective on the Nature and Origin of Life.” The cover story was on the origin of life, and written by chemical engineer Paul F. Deisler Jr. (Vol. 16, No. 2). While the article admits that “[c]urrent scientific detection technology and exploration have not yet found traces within the transition period to show how non-life became life,” it nonetheless puffs the weak evidence for the origin of life. In particular, it promotes the Miller-Urey experiment without any mention of the fact that there are severe Read More ›