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
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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
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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
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02Dec 2022 by Post

Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian

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We have much to teach the non-professor, and I trust that he is grateful for the education being rendered to him here. Source
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01Dec 2022 by Post

“Lying on the Internet”? Debunking Dave Farina on Stephen Meyer

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A lot of nonsense gets published in peer-reviewed journals and it needs expertise to separate the wheat from the chaff. Farina lacks any expertise to do this. Source
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30Nov 2022 by Post

Untangling “Professor Dave’s” Confusion about the Cambrian Explosion

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We have seen the absurdly low quality of this individual’s video. But there is much more. I have added timecodes in square brackets for easier reference. Source
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25May 2021 by Post

Origin of Life: Brian Miller Distills a Debate Between Dave Farina and James Tour

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No one — not even the most elite of origin-of-life scientists — has a clue how life could have arisen through blind natural forces on the early Earth. Source
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