Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

James Tour

primordial soup
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Date
May 24, 2023
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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James Tour: Primordial Soup Bluffing Goes Right to the Top

Science & Culture
May 24, 2023
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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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 ›
Farina Tour debate
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Casey Luskin
Date
May 23, 2023
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Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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A War of Words? How to Tell Who Won the Tour-Farina Debate

Casey Luskin
May 23, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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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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happy birthday dog
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William A. Dembski
Date
May 23, 2023
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Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

William A. Dembski
May 23, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›
Farina reading
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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 22, 2023
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Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
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Atheists Review Professor Dave’s Debate Performance

David Klinghoffer
May 22, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science, Origin of Life
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Dave Farina has “tremendous reading skills” — he can read from a script, on YouTube or in a debate, with fluency and confidence. Read More ›
Tour-and-chemistry
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Casey Luskin
Date
May 22, 2023
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Biochemistry
Origin of Life
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Where’s the Chemistry? On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes Professor Dave as “Clueless”

Casey Luskin
May 22, 2023
Biochemistry, Origin of Life
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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 ›
Dave Farina
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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 21, 2023
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Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour

David Klinghoffer
May 21, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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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 ›
James Tour
Photo: James Tour, via YouTube (screenshot).
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May 21, 2023
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Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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James Tour: Reviewing the Challenges for Abiogenesis

Science & Culture
May 21, 2023
Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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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 ›
James Tour
Photo: Professor James Tour speaking on “The Mystery of the Origin of Life,” Dallas Conference on Science & Faith.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
May 18, 2023
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Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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Origin of Life: James Tour and Dave Farina Will Debate at Rice University on Friday; Watch Here

David Klinghoffer
May 18, 2023
Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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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 ›
Ryugu
Photo: Asteroid Ryugu, by Stuart Rankin, via Flickr (cropped).
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Carl Linnaeus
Date
May 4, 2023
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Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

Carl Linnaeus
May 4, 2023
Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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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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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
April 18, 2023
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Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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A New Look at Natural Selection

Stephen J. Iacoboni
April 18, 2023
Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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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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