Tag: investigator intervention

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 26, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abiogenesis, assumptions, asteroids, bias, confidence, evidence, experiments, Gerald Joyce, investigator intervention, James Tour, Long Story Short, meteors, methodological naturalism, Miller-Urey experiment, murder, natural causes, natural processes, naturalism, origin of life, polymerase, repeatability, researchers, ribozyme, RNA, Science and Culture Today, scientists, self-replicating molecules, Sol Spiegelman, suicide, tabloids, water droplets}

Applying Scientific Method to the Origin of Life Yields Shaky Results

_{Rob Stadler
May 26, 2026

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Scientific Reasoning

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Scientists are not, or should not be, tabloid headline writers. They should only make claims that are strongly supported by evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemical evolution, Darwinian evolution, early Earth, Gerald Joyce, hype, intelligent agency, intelligent design, investigator intervention, James Tour, Lee Cronin, natural processes, nucleotides, PNAS, polymerases, protocols, replication, ribozymes, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Steven Benner, Washington Post}

Fact Check: A “Monumental” Breakthrough in Understanding Life’s Origin?

_{Brian Miller
April 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The lauding of Gerald Joyce’s research is pure hype. His results only further demonstrate the absolute necessity of intelligent agency. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Bruce Lipshutz, Dave Farina, early Earth, investigator intervention, James Tour, Lee Cronin, minerals, nucleotides, phosphate, 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
April 10, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, enzymes, experiments, information, intelligent design, investigator intervention, nucleotide sequences, nucleotides, polymerase, replication, ribozymes, RNA, RNA world, self-replication}

Experiments on “Self-Replicating” RNA Indicate the Need for Intelligent Agency in Life’s Origin

_{Brian Miller
April 10, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Any evolving system of RNAs would quickly include almost exclusively RNAs that performed no biologically useful actions. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 9, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, DNA, early Earth, genetic code, intelligent agency, investigator intervention, James Tour, nucleotides, proteins, RNA, RNA world}

New Article Purports to Help Explain the Origin of the Genetic Code

_{Brian Miller
April 9, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Without all of the described investigator interventions, a system of replicating RNAs could never emerge or even sustain itself. Read More ›