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James Tour: Primordial Soup Bluffing Goes Right to the Top

Dr. Tour also reviews survey data showing just how misinformed the public is about how far scientists have gotten in creating life in the lab. 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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“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›
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Atheists Review Professor Dave’s Debate Performance

Dave Farina has “tremendous reading skills” — he can read from a script, on YouTube or in a debate, with fluency and confidence. Read More ›
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Where’s the Chemistry? On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes Professor Dave as “Clueless”

Professor Dave’s inability to provide the chemistry to back up his claims calls to mind the famous Wendy’s ad from the 1980s. Read More ›
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Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour

I was struck by how quickly Farina was dominated and deflated as soon as he had run out of script and had to speak on his own two feet. Read More ›
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James Tour: Reviewing the Challenges for Abiogenesis

To coincide with James Tour’s highly anticipated debate with YouTuber Dave Farina, we pulled this gem out of the archive for your listening pleasure! Read More ›
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Photo: Professor James Tour speaking on “The Mystery of the Origin of Life,” Dallas Conference on Science & Faith.

Origin of Life: James Tour and Dave Farina Will Debate at Rice University on Friday; Watch Here

Dr. Tour is highly skeptical that theorists have got it all figured out about how life arose on a barren early Earth through known material processes alone. Read More ›
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Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system. Read More ›
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A New Look at Natural Selection

If you are a pine tree, you need to have antifreeze in your needles if you are rooted beyond certain latitudes or elevations. Read More ›

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