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…
I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised that yet another pastor and leader within the Seventh-day Adventist Church has published an article supporting theistic evolution over vast spans of time on this Earth. Elder Scott A. LeMert, retired pastor at the Sunnyside SDA Church in Portland Orgeon, published an article yesterday in Spectrum Magazine entitled,…
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…
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…