On November 28, 2023, Lee Cronin and James Tour had a debate regarding the origin of life research (Harvard Cambridge Faculty Roundtable). Tour argued that Origin of Life research is a scam that has made absolutely no progress in understanding how non-living things could give rise to living things via mindless natural mechanisms, while Cronin…
I just finished watching three interesting discussions between Rob Stadler and James Tour comparing the potential and limits of Darwinian-style naturalistic evolution vs. what one should expect if intelligent design were required to explain the diversity between major kinds of living things (see videos below). Both of these scientists have a high degree of relevant…
Update (3/9/26): The Pacific Union Conference issued the following statement: A Message to Our Community Regarding “Honoring God Through Science and Scripture” by Ray Tetz Ray Tetz, Publisher Pacific Union Conference March 9, 2026 The views expressed in the article “Honoring God Through Science and Scripture,” which appeared in the February 2026 issue of the…
David Gelernter is professor of computer science at Yale University, chief scientist at Mirror Worlds Technologies, and member of the National Council of the Arts – famed both for his specific scientific expertise, and for his cultural, political, and historical reflections, he’s also now a confessed skeptic of the Darwinian story of origins. While he…
Viruses Required for Complex Life: The knee-jerk reaction when hearing the word “virus” is an almost universal negative reaction for most people. After all, viruses are associated with a host of benign as well as severe sicknesses and diseases from the common cold to HIV and its associated autoimmune deficiency syndrome or AIDS. Yet, upon…