Chemistry – Page 3 – Christian Life Coaching Franklin Tennessee

31Oct 2023 by Post

On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Successfully Called These Researchers’ Bluff

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Tour issued his challenge in reply to the false claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Source

30Sep 2023 by Post

Alfred Russel Wallace’s Case for an “Overruling Intelligence”

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When Wallace broke with Charles Darwin in 1869, it was over the nature of human beings. Source

18Sep 2023 by Post

How Evolutionary Theory’s Co-Founder Broke with Darwin

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Unlike Darwin, Wallace thought that biology, chemistry, and cosmology proclaimed clear evidence of intelligent design. Source

20Aug 2023 by Post

A Theoretical Biologist’s Mission Impossible: Banish Teleology While Retaining Meaning

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The nonsense will cease eventually. But eventually is a long way off, if Barbieri’s dilemma is any guide. 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

18Jul 2023 by Post

Intelligent Design Chemistry for Homeschoolers

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The course will cover the fundamentals of chemistry, but will also introduce students to the evidence of intelligent design in chemistry. Source

20Jun 2023 by Post

Replacing Chemistry with Purpose

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The core argument of neo-Darwinism is, simply, that evolution, and life on Earth, are the result of random, aka, purposeless chemical reactions. Source

25May 2023 by Post

James Tour Focused on Science, Dave Farina on Character Assassination: So, Who Wins?

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Professor Dave’s attacks undercut his credibility as a spokesman for his own view. If he had the truth on his side, there’s no reason he would behave this way. 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

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