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Long Story on Replication
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On Origin of Life, New Long Story Skewers Materialist Doctrine

The OOL researchers don’t believe they are cheating or stealing. They’re not dishonest, or stupid. But they are fooling themselves. Read More ›
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Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.

Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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Origin of Life from Basalt Lava Glass? Sorry, No

An honest evaluation of the studies leads to the conclusion that the formation of RNA could not have occurred through any natural processes on the early earth. Read More ›
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Another Claim by Origin-of-Life Researchers Dissolves on Inspection

This experiment, like all previous ones, reinforces the view that life was the product of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Yale’s Steven Novella Falls for Origin-of-Life Hype

Novella is a prominent atheist who jumped at the chance to promote the secular creation narrative of life’s origin. Read More ›
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Watch: Kid Explains Intelligent Design to His Dad

The lucidity of the younger individual’s grasp of ID is quite something. Tor could probably help out in tutoring some adult ID critics I can think of. Read More ›
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Randy Isaac’s Critique Demonstrates his Faith-Based Approach to Science  

Members of the evolutionary community believe that philosophical commitments supersede evidence and reason. Read More ›
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Darrel Falk Badly Mischaracterizes RNA World Experiments. . .and Stephen Meyer

Falk claims that Meyer misled his readers by not mentioning an allegedly significant newer result. Read More ›
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Brian Miller: Star-Crossed RNA Strands and the Origin of Life

Dr. Miller explores more problems facing the idea that life began as strings of RNA. Read More ›

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