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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, California, hype, intelligent design, James Tour, misinformation, Oregon, Rice University, science media, scientists, Seattle, synthetic organic chemistry, wildfires}

James Tour: “Molecules Don’t Care About Life”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 10, 2020

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Blowing smoke is what science media and even scientists themselves do a great deal of the time when they talk about the origin of life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 18, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Christianity, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, human beings, James Tour, life, pandemic, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Tour, Meyer: The Mystery of Life Itself

_{David Klinghoffer
August 18, 2020

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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As Stephen Meyer puts it here, “When life leaves, we don’t exactly know what’s left, but we know something left and it’s not just the physical.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 17, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemical evolution, Christianity, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, faith, intelligent design, James Tour, mind, physical processes, Rice University, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Stephen Meyer and James Tour: Tonight, a Wide-Ranging and Personal Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
August 17, 2020

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Does life's origin reflect the activity of a mind, or do blind, purely physical processes alone serve as a fully satisfactory explanation? Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, A Brief History of Time, airplanes, computers, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, encyclopedias, evolution, fire, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent beings, intelligent design, iPhones, James Tour, Jupiter, materialists, metals, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Paul Davies, physical constants, planetary fine-tuning, Rice University, Science Uprising, scientific discovery, self-replicating machine, Stephen Hawking, The Edge of Evolution, water, Why Evolution Is Different}

A “Lush” World Defies Materialist Explanations, as Behe and Denton Confirm

_{Granville Sewell
July 31, 2020

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physics, Technology

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Conditions on Earth, the laws of physics, are not only fine-tuned for the survival of intelligent beings, they are fine-tuned for the development of technology. Read More ›

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Date
June 20, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Hollywood, Intelligent Design YouTube Festival, James Tour, Rice University, Science Uprising}

James Tour on the Riddle of Life’s Beginnings

_{Science & Culture
June 20, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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A filmmaker from Hollywood contacted us with the vision of creating a sharp-edged YouTube series, which ultimately became “Science Uprising.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 7, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, academia, academic freedom, assisted suicide, atheism, authority, Brian Miller, Caroline Crocker, Charles Marshall, Commentary, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Brown, Darwinism, David Coppedge, David Gelernter, Douglas Axe, Edmond Kirsch, Energy, Eric Hedin, fluctuation theorems, Günter Bechly, Inference (journal), intelligent design, James Tour, Jeremy England, Keith Fox, Lee Cronin, Martin Gaskell, MIT, neighbors, Orthodox Jews, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, Scott Minnich, second of law thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Unbelievable, unemployment, University of Glasgow, University of Southampton}

Courage, Courtesy, and the Origin of Life — Congratulations to Physicist Jeremy England

_{David Klinghoffer
May 7, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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As Yale’s David Gelernter has said of Darwinism, to challenge it is to “take your life in your hands.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 23, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __cedited, courage, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Discovery Institute Press, Evolution News, ideology, James Tour, Justin Brierley, Lee Cronin, narrative, Rice University, skepticism, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Unbelievable}

Finally, an Origin-of-Life Scientist Debates Skeptic James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
March 23, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life

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When Tour gets done, the narrative we all learned in high school biology class is in shreds on the floor. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 26, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, bacterial flagellum, bacteriophages, building blocks, chimpanzees, Darwin Devolves, debate, DNA, drive shaft, evolution, gears, Human, intelligent design, James Tour, methodological naturalism, molecular biology, motor, Mount Everest, Mount Rushmore, Neo-Darwinism, planthopper, propeller, Rice University, Richard Buggs, stator, Texas A&M, Veritas Forum}

Behe and Swamidass Debate Evolution and Intelligent Design at Texas A&M

_{Jonathan Witt
February 26, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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When Michael Behe’s slide show flashed to a close up of the gears, a murmur of astonishment rolled through the audience. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
January 30, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, Biola University, Brian Miller, Charles Thaxton, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Guillermo Gonzalez, James Tour, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, Rice University, Roger Olsen, Skynet, Stephen Meyer, The Privileged Planet, They Mystery of Life's Origin, Undeniable (book), Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Introducing Walter Bradley: Friend, Hero, and Coauthor of The Mystery of Life’s Origin

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 30, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Through solid scientific analysis, Mystery showed there was no explanation for the origin of life. But that was 35 years ago. Has it held up? Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
December 6, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, American Association for the Advancement of Science, biomimicry, creationism, Darwinian materialism, dialogue, Georgia, intelligent design, materialism, pastors, priests, religion, Rice University, San Diego, science, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms}

Letter from San Diego: Science for Seminaries or Materialism for the Masses?

_{Robert Shedinger
December 6, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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I recently traveled to San Diego to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Read More ›