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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, animals, body plans, Denis Noble, evolution, hype, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Joana Xavier, Nature (journal), Nick Lane, Oxford University, podcast, Research, Stephen Meyer}

Meyer and Tour on New Critiques of Origin-of-Life Research

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Biochemist Nick Lane and bio-engineer Joana Xavier have given a sobering assessment of the origin-of-life research field. 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
Eric Hedin

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biomolecules, Brian Keating, Closer to Truth, dark energy, dark matter, Discovery Institute, disinformation, evidence, homochirality, intelligent design, James Tour, Justin Brierley, living cells, natural processes, particle physics, RNA, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, Science Daily, stars, Stephen Meyer, universe}

From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

_{Eric Hedin
April 1, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, alcohol, Assembly Theory, Craig Venter, drinking, Harvard University, hype, James Tour, King’s College London, Last Universal Common Ancestor, Lee Cronin, LUCA, natural processes, negligence, Rice University, scientific community, University of Glasgow}

James Tour Offers Three-Year Challenge to Lee Cronin to Demonstrate Legitimacy of Assembly Theory

_{Brian Miller
March 21, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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After Tour publicly quoted Cronin’s assessment of the field, Cronin responded by claiming he was speaking “tongue-in-cheek.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 15, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, Christof Koch, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, human consciousness, Integrated information theory, James Tour, natural selection, neuroscience, neuroscientists, panpsychism, philosophers, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, scientists, Teilhard de Chardin, third rail}

Cosmic Fine-Tuning as Evidence for the Reality of Consciousness

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 15, 2024

Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Many neuroscientists hold the materialist view that the mind is a user illusion generated by the brain. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 28, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, David Coppedge, Imperial College London, intelligent design, James Tour, Joana Xavier, materialism, Nature (journal), Nick Lane, Perry Marshall, science journals, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer}

On the Origin of Life, a Measure of Intelligent Design’s Impact on Mainstream Science

_{David Klinghoffer
February 28, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Dr. Xavier rejects ID, but recommends an ID book to “everyone I can” because “it exposes a lot of the questions that people try to sweep under the carpet.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Ecology
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", anesthesia, astrobiology, Biomimetics, blood, blood vessels, circulation, coacervates, conservation, genes, George Washington Carver, heart, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, James Tour, Joana Xavier, Johannes Kepler, Leslie Orgel, memory, methodological naturalism, Michael Faraday, mRNA vaccines, Murchison meteorite, Nick Lane, paradigm shift, Paul Nelson, proteins, reverse-engineering, RNA world, Robert Boyle, Robert Shapiro, scientific revolution, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, Systems Biology, University College London, veins, William Harvey}

From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2024

Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science

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The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 1, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Arizona State University, biologists, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, debates, Harvard University, ID the Future, James Tour, Lee Cronin, materialistic science, natural selection, Rice University, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Meyer, University of Glasgow}

Evolution’s Demigods: Reviewing the Tour vs. Cronin Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 1, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Says Brian Miller, “What a lot of origin-of-life people do is talk about natural selection as a demigod with creative agency." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cancel culture, Casey Luskin, Dave Farina, debates, Elon Musk, evolutionists, Harvard University, ID the Future, James Tour, Ohio State University, Paul Sutter, Professor Dave, Rice University, Twitter, Universe Today, X (platform), YouTubers}

On the Origin of Life, Astrophysicist Paul Sutter Seems to Agree with James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Scientific Freedom

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Quick, let's tweet that to Professor Dave — oh, wait... His account on the X platform has been suspended. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 29, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Arizona State University, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, debates, events, Harvard University, ID the Future, James Tour, Lee Cronin, podcast, Rice University, Stephen Dilley, University of Glasgow}

Debate Review: Jim Tour vs Lee Cronin at Harvard

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 29, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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In 2021, chemist Dr. Lee Cronin declared publicly that “Origin of life research is a scam.” He later said he was only joking. Read More ›