Hook, Line & Sinker: How YouTubers Fell for RNA World

Featuring: Dr. Royal Truman and Dr. James Tour We critique the popular “RNA world” origin-of-life hypothesis and argue that many science YouTubers oversimplify or amplify its weaker aspects, leading to misconceptions about how life began. The piece questions the strength of the evidence for RNA as the first self-replicator and highlights how the idea spreads online. List of references linked here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS00jWi5RHRzBZB-AG3jt1unddtIwlyPRmiJETnt9xFZejzTGbHxP3hlexAhO1veVmCakAg_j7hJ8fm/pub --- If you’d like to support our work and help us create more content across all platforms, we’d be grateful for any contribution. 🙏 Learn how to give at jesusandscience.org/donate. God bless you! Donate: 💝 jesusandscience.org/donate Research Page: 🔬 jmtour.com Facebook: 📘 facebook.com/drjamestour Instagram: 📸 instagram.com/drjamestour X/Twitter: 🐦 x.com/drjamestour TikTok: 🎶 tiktok.com/@drjamestour YouTube: ▶️ ⁨@DrJamesTour⁩ Discord: 💬 https://discord.gg/zUgBMKjk2p