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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 7, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, 1984 (novel), Alexander Oparin, cell membranes, coacervates, Darwin's Corrosive Idea, early Earth, Jack Szostak, James Tour, John Sutherland, media, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, Nature (journal), nucleotide sequences, public education, religion, researchers, ribozymes, RNA, scientific literature, scientists}

Origin of Life, Public Education, and Religious Neutrality

_{Brian Miller
August 7, 2019

Evolution, Origin of Life, Physics

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In a series of lectures and articles, organic chemist James Tour has exposed how research related to the origin of life (OOL) has been scandalously misrepresented to the public. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
August 2, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, "God of the gaps", archeology, CERN, Cold War, DNA, fingerprints, Forensics, functional information, genomes, intelligence, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, James Tour, Large Hadron Collider, Michael Behe, ocean, Robert Hazen, scientific method, SETI, smartphones, Stephen Meyer}

A Scientific Method for Design Detection

_{Kirk Durston
August 2, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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My first exposure to intelligent design detection in science took place during a summer job with National Defence Research in 1978 as an engineering student. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 13, 2019

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, apology, biologists, carbon, civility, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Discovery Institute, hydrogen, Internet trolls, Jack Szostak, James Tour, jesus, Nature (journal), Nobel laureate, nucleotide, Scientific American, Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, synthetic organic chemistry}

Professor James Tour: A “Liar for Jesus”?

_{John G. West
May 13, 2019

Chemistry, Evolution, Origin of Life

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Renowned scientist James Tour at Rice University is facing the wrath of Internet trolls because of his candid evaluation of origin of life research. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, codons, Dennis Venema, DNA, Eugene Koonin, genetic code, Harry Potter, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Michael Yarus, Mount Rushmore, multiverse, nucleotides, proteins, Pythagorean Theorem, RNA, tRNA, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: The Information Challenge

_{Brian Miller
December 15, 2017

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

9}

Today I will identify the fundamentally different approaches by ID advocates and critics toward assessing evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

_{Brian Miller
December 14, 2017

Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness

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All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 8, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, belief, bias, Brian Miller, DNA, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, materialism, monomers, Nature Chemistry, peptides, proteins, Retraction Crisis, Retraction Watch, RNA, Scientific American, Signature in the Cell, skepticism, Stephen Meyer}

Prominent Retraction Vindicates Stephen Meyer and Signature in the Cell

_{David Klinghoffer
December 8, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Criticism suggested that Nobel laureate Jack Szostak and others were fast closing in on a solution to the origin-of-life problem with the “principle of RNA self-replication." Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 7, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, beliefs, bias, Harvard University, humans, Jack Szostak, Nature Chemistry, Nobel laureate, postdoc, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Retraction Crisis, Retraction Watch, RNA, scientists}

Retractions Show Scientists “Blinded” by Belief

_{Ann Gauger
December 7, 2017

Evolution

3}

Nobel laureate Jack Szostak has recently retracted a paper. This is a big deal because of who he is and because of where it was published. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
May 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, entropy, information, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Robert Hazen, Shannon information}

Fingerprints of an Intelligent Programmer: The “Entropy = Information” Mistake

_{Kirk Durston
May 3, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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Note that this is not an argument based on, “We don’t know what can write computer code, therefore God did it.” Read More ›