Tag: Directed panspermia

^{Type
post

Author
James Tour

Date
September 14, 2020

Tagged
__edited, abiogenesis, Big Bang, definition of life, Directed panspermia, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, Fred Hoyle, goldilocks principle, James M. Tour, origin of life, philosophy of science, Roger Penrose, Stephen C. Meyer, Stephen Meyer}

James Tour and Stephen Meyer on the Origin of Life, Pt. 1

_{James Tour

September 14, 2020

Uncategorized}

On this episode of ID the Future, James M. Tour and Stephen C. Meyer begin a discussion about the hard problems facing researchers trying to discover how the first life could have come about naturalistically. Meyer is the director of the Center for Science and Culture; Tour is a world-renowned synthetic organic chemist with over 700 research publications and multiple major recognitions, including TheBestSchools.org naming him one of the 50 most influential scientists in the world today. Though he doesn’t sign on to ID theory, he says he’s sympathetic with the idea, and certainly not impressed with any naturalistic explanations for the origin of life. In this first of a three-part series, they explore problems ranging from the extreme improbabilities associated with protein assembly, to what precisely has gone missing in the nanosecond when a cell dies. The episode is excerpted from a longer interview Dr. Tour conducted with Meyer as part of his excellent new video series The Science & Faith Podcast: Follow the Evidence.

^{Type
post

Author
Walter Bradley

Date
February 5, 2020

Tagged
__edited, abiogenesis, Biochemical Predestination, biological evolution, Brian Miller, chemical evolution, Clifford Matthews, Dean Kenyon, Directed panspermia, Fritz Schaefer, Graham Gutz, Guillermo Gonzalez, James M. Tour, origin of life, panspermia, Richard Lemon, Robert Jastrow, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Walter Thompson}

Walter Bradley on the New Mystery of Life’s Origin, Pt. 2

_{Walter Bradley

February 5, 2020

Uncategorized}

On this episode of ID the Future, Robert Marks continues his conversation with Walter Bradley, co-author (with Charles Thaxton and Roger Olsen) of the groundbreaking 1984 work The Mystery of Life’s Origin. A revised and expanded edition of the book has just been released with new contributions from James Tour, Guillermo Gonzalez, Stephen Meyer, and others, but today Bradley and Marks discuss the book’s first release, including the cultural context that made finding a non-religious publisher an uphill battle, and discussion of some of the endorsements and early reviews, including one drive-by and four positive responses from distinguished scientists Robert Jastrow, Dean Kenyon, Robert Shapiro, and Fritz Schaefer. Bradley and Marks also discuss some scholars who more recently have testified to how the book, and Bradley, dramatically influenced their intellectual careers.

Pharmacy and chemistry theme. Test glass flask with solution in research laboratory. Science and medical background. Laboratory test tubes on dark toned background

^{Type
post

Author
Tom Woodward

Date
December 7, 2009

Tagged
__edited, Charles Thaxton, chemical evolution, Darwin Strikes Back, Directed panspermia, Doubts About Darwin, Evolution: a Theory in Crisis, history of intelligent design, Intelligent Design, paradigm shift, the mystery of life’s origin, Thomas Kuhn, Thomas Woodward, Walter Bradley}

Intelligent Design Turns 25

_{Tom Woodward

December 7, 2009

Uncategorized}

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Thomas Woodward, who makes the argument that 2009 should be celebrated as the 25th anniversary for intelligent design. Listen in as Dr. Woodward recounts the history of intelligent design and how the movement has changed over the last quarter-century. Learn more about The Mystery of Life’s Origin Thomas Woodward is the author of Doubts About Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design and Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science of Intelligent Design.