The Chemistry Roadblocks to Life’s Origin
Dr. James Tour
apologetics
February 6, 2026
#abiogenesis #science #chemistry
Professor James Tour argues that materialistic (scientific) origin-of-life models still fail at every key step: making clean building blocks, polymerizing them, and assembling a living cell, and he challenges the field to demonstrate workable chemistry. He also explains how his scientific convictions relate to faith, intelligent design discussions, and his belief in the resurrection of Jesus.
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00:00 House of cards: origin-of-life critique
03:00 Why models fail: building blocks
06:00 “Materialistic” vs “scientific” framing
09:00 Why experts won’t debate him
12:00 Passion, academia, and “silence”
15:00 Careers built on a “scam” claim
18:00 Faith message and gospel invitation
21:00 Dead Sea Scrolls, prophecy, history
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