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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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biochemists, birmingham, Brian Miller, Dave Farina, debates, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, expertise, fairy tales, intelligent design, James Tour, prebiotic chemistry, Rice University, University of Alabama, YouTube videos}

Professor Dave — Conspiracy Theorist

_{David Klinghoffer
May 24, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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The scientist — Javier Campos-Gomez at the University of Alabama at Birmingham — was easy to find and I emailed him to confirm that he is who he says he is. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Psychology
Tagged
, abiogenesis, atheism, character, Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, empirical evidence, evolution, evolutionists, intelligent design, James Tour, Jerry Coyne, Michael Behe, Mona Lisa, personality, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, projection, Rice University, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, zealotry}

“Professor Dave” and the Art of Projection

_{Robert Shedinger
May 24, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Psychology

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If I ever get asked to write a chapter on projection for a psychology textbook, Dave Farina’s outrageously disrespectful performance will be exhibit A. Read More ›

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Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, early Earth, evolution, ID the Future, James Tour, podcast, primordial soup, Rice University, textbooks}

James Tour: Primordial Soup Bluffing Goes Right to the Top

_{Science and 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 ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, citation bluffing, Dave Farina, debates, Discovery Institute, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, researchers, rhetoric, Rice University, YouTube videos}

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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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atheism, birthdays, debates, Design Inference, information, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, probability, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, science education, social media, unwashed middle, YouTube videos}

“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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, blackboard, Casey Luskin, debates, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, professors, Rice University}

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 ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, atheism, blackboard, Dave Farina, early Earth, evolution, functional cell, Houston, James Tour, polynucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, prebiotic conditions, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, specified information, Texas}

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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 21, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, debates, early Earth, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave, professors, Rice University, sarcasm, YouTube videos}

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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 18, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biological origins, chemists, Dave Farina, debates, evolution, James Tour, primordial soup, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, YouTube videos}

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 ›