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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, cell division, chirality, Dave Farina, ID the Future, information problem, James Tour, Lee Cronin, molecules, podcast, prebiotic chemists, Professor Dave, Rice University, sequence specificity, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer}

On Origin of Life, Stephen Meyer and James Tour Debunk Researcher Lee Cronin’s Claims

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Have prebiotic chemists made any progress on the sequence specificity problem? None whatsoever, says Dr. Tour. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, cells, Dave Farina, DNA, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent agency, intelligent design, James Tour, life, Research, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Steve Benner, synthetic organic chemistry, YouTube videos}

James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 24, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 19, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Science Reporting
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemicals, chemists, early Earth, James Tour, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience, Politicians, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, science media, Stephen Meyer}

Stephen Meyer, James Tour: The Origin-of-Life Hustle

_{David Klinghoffer
July 19, 2023

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Science Reporting

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Researchers perform experiments using specially purchased chemical ingredients and assure the credulous science media that this has something relevant to say. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 19, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Dave Farina, debates, Evolution News, gaslighting, gay rights, insults, intelligent design, Internet, James Tour, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, Professor Dave Explains, professors, Rice University, Secular Outpost, slander, Twitter, YouTube videos}

Professor Dave Debates a Fellow Atheist

_{David Klinghoffer
July 19, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What a strange thing to say. To represent someone with his own words, while pointing out his failure to respond to substantive critiques, is “slander”? Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, Bayes factor, Center for Science and Culture, citrate, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute, eggs, embryos, Escherichia coli, evolution, goal-directedness, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, James Tour, likelihood, lizards, metabolites, Michael Behe, NADH, natural processes, Rice University, Scott Minnich, sea slug, The Edge of Evolution, University of Idaho}

Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 22, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The first exhibit is Lenski’s long-term evolution experiment, in which, after some 33,000 generations, bacterial cells evolved the ability to grow on citrate. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino-acid sequences, Biochemical Predestination, complex specified information, Dean Kenyon, Hubert Yockey, information, information theory, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, perpetual motion machine, Rice University, Robert Gange, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Washington, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Washington DC}

Information and Life’s Origin — A Retrospective View

_{Eric Hedin
June 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Unguided natural processes, according to the generalized Second Law, cannot systematically increase the information content of a closed system over time. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, Bryan Callen, debates, economics, faith and science, free market, intelligent design, Michael Shermer, prime reality, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, Richard Dawkins, theists}

Meyer, Shermer, Callen: “Can Science Find God?”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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A key moment is when host Bryan Callen asks the classic “Who designed the designer?” question. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 29, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, authority, Brian Miller, citation bluffing, Dave Farina, debates, DNA polymerase, Eric Anderson, evolution, Gerald Joyce, ID the Future, James Tour, Long Story Short, Nature Chemistry, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, polymerization, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, replication, Return of the God Hypothesis, ribozyme, Rice University, RNA, Robert Stadler, sarcasm, Stephen Meyer, Steve Benner, YouTube videos}

Exposing Professor Dave’s Playground Tactics and Citation Bluffing Blitz

_{Casey Luskin
May 29, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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It’s true that sometimes it can be hard to tell that serious problems remain unsolved until you drill down into the scientific details. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Dave Farina, debates, incitement, James Tour, Miller-Urey experiment, murder, police, pop culture, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, Twitter, violence, YouTube videos}

From Professor Dave, This Sounds Like Incitement to Violence

_{David Klinghoffer
May 25, 2023

Evolution, Life Sciences

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If you're enjoying the certainty that you've triumphed in a debate, you don't then, even in a weird "just kidding" way, post fantasies about murder. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, abiogenesis, blackboard, character assassination, early Earth, functional cell, James Tour, polynucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, PowerPoint, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, rhetoric, Rice University, specified information}

James Tour Takes Professor Dave to School: Farina Won’t Answer Tour’s Reasonable Questions

_{Casey Luskin
May 25, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Farina finally did write something on the blackboard: “Not Clueless.” This, needless to say, did not answer Tour’s request for a scientific explanation. Read More ›