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25Aug 2023 by Post

Origin of Life: James Tour’s Sensational 60-Day Challenge to Ten Top Researchers

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Of the ten, Lee Cronin at least is quite active on Twitter or X. I’m going to tweet this to him right now. You should too! Source

19Jul 2023 by Post

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

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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. Source

05Jun 2023 by Post

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

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

29May 2023 by Post

Exposing Professor Dave’s Playground Tactics and Citation Bluffing Blitz

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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. Source

25May 2023 by Post

From Professor Dave, This Sounds Like Incitement to Violence

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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. Source

23May 2023 by Post

A War of Words? How to Tell Who Won the Tour-Farina Debate

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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. Source

21May 2023 by Post

Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour

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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. Source

18May 2023 by Post

Origin of Life: James Tour and Dave Farina Will Debate at Rice University on Friday; Watch Here

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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. Source

08Apr 2023 by Post

James Tour on Origin-of-Life Dealbreakers

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Tour doesn’t argue researchers will never be able to design a cell from non-living matter. He does say that if it is achieved, it will be well into the future. Source

22Dec 2022 by Post

The Year in Review: Intelligent Design Grows in Influence and Depth

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Our researchers will continue to support and communicate what represents the earliest stages in the next great scientific revolution. Source