James Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life

Dr. James Tour critiques current origin-of-life research from the perspective of a synthetic organic chemist, highlighting chemical assembly challenges.

UPDATE: This lecture has obviously hit a nerve. For Prof. Tour's response to his critics, see jmtour.com/wp-content/uploads/John-West-on-Szostak-Article.p…. Tour in his response apologizes for using the word "lying" with regard to Jack Szostak, but he goes on to explain in detail why his substantive criticisms of Szostak's article were correct. To read the criticisms leveled at Tour, see stonesnbones.blogspot.com/2019/04/normal-0-false-false-false…. Dr. Tour is one of the world’s top synthetic organic chemists. He has authored 680 scientific publications and holds more than 120 patents (here is a partial list). In 2014, Thomson Reuters named him one of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” and in 2018 Clarivate Analytics recognized him as one of the world’s most highly cited researchers. Tour is also fearless. He joined more than a thousand other scientists in signing the “Scientific Dissent from Darwinism.” More recently, he has become a thorn in the side of the origin of life research community, offering blunt assessments of the current state of origin of life research. Read more on this controversy here: evolutionnews.org/2019/05/professor-james-tour-a-liar-for-je… Taped at the 2019 Dallas Science and Faith Conference at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Subscribe for more from Discovery Institute youtube.com/channel/UCm3i_fqq8dqsV-dTAriv2KA Check out our other great videos: Check out other videos in this playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8eQzfCOiS3wfVsVizCzTu9k8zfNOT58 Did you know that a growing number of scientists doubt the Darwinian theory of evolution? youtube.com/watch?v=xQgOjHsMEeE At the Heart of Theistic Evolution, an Inescapable Contradiction youtu.be/AzR2rnQ9WLs Mike Keas: Unbelievable (Playlist) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8eQzfCOiS3g771gx5RMGQHdGsIwZpwy Human Zoos: America’s Forgotten History of Scientific Racism youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEk ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Youtube channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit discovery.org/id/ evolutionnews.org/ intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: facebook.com/discoverycsc/ Visit other Youtube channels connected to the Center for Science & Culture Discovery Institute: youtube.com/user/DiscoveryInstitute Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: youtube.com/user/DrStephenMeyer The Magician's T