The Science & Faith Podcast - James Tour & Brian Miller: Thermodynamics and Origin of Life

In this podcast, Dr. James Tour and Dr. Brian Miller discuss science and faith, including a presentation by Dr. Miller, showing his extensive expertise in the application of thermodynamics and information theory to the problem of the origin of life. Dr. Miller is Research Coordinator for the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, WA, and holds a B.S. in physics with a minor in engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in complex systems physics from Duke University. Questions from the audience conclude this very intellectual and detailed talk. VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Welcome to Science & Faith 01:07 - Unbelievers' Invitation to Meet with Dr. Tour 01:58 - Introducing Dr. Brian Miller 03:00 - "Why do you believe the resurrection of Jesus?" 05:47 - Thermodynamics & Spontaneous Formation of Cell: Low Entropy + High Energy 09:41 - The Simultaneous Necessity of Molecular Engines & Information for Life 13:11 - Requirements for Life 16:47 - The Impossibility of Abiogenesis & the Appeal to Natural Selection of the Gaps 20:56 - Chemical Selectors, Autonomy, the Problem of Fidelity, and Eigen's Paradox 30:10 - Rephrasing the Question on ID's Utility: Discovering Engineering Designs by seeing Purpose Behind the Parts 35:04 - Systems Biology & the Failure of the Evolutionary Approach 39:15 - Design Triangulation & Biological Inquiry 40:37 - How, unlike Watson's Materialism Limitation, Crick's Design Intuition Cracked the Genetic Code in DNA 43:44 - What We Need for the Simplest Possible Self-Replicating Cell 49:17 - Q&A - The Requirements for the Simplest Cell 53:42 - Q&A - The Origin of Data Risk Management & Biological Forward Thinking 56:08 - Q&A - Cellular Survival, Food Sources, Environmental Conditions 57:04 - Q&A - What DNA's Error Correction Mechanisms Show 58:36 - Q&A - Our Universe Cannot Defeat Probability 1:00:12 - Q&A - The Problem with Conformal Cyclical Cosmological Theory 1:01:22 - Q&A - Probability of Life ANYWHERE 1:02:31 - Q&A - What of Asteroid Samples 1:03:35 - Q&A - Discovering an Information Processing System: Intelligence or Erosion 1:05:31 - Q&A - Evolution, Teleology, and Metaphysics 1:08:45 - Q&A - Do Natural Processes Create Biological Information? 1:11:26 - Q&A - Functional Correspondence with Biological Engineering 1:12:36 - Q&A - Design in Genesis 1:15:07 - Closing ~~~ Links ~~~ Miller on Origin of Life Researchers: https://evolutionnews.org/2020/11/do-origin-of-life-researchers-now-accept-intelligent-design/ Nelson: "Design Triangulation as a Path for Biological Inquiry" https://evolutionnews.org/2020/11/design-triangulation-my-thanksgiving-gift-to-all/ ~~~~~~ References: Russell, et al., "Frankenstein or a Submarine Alkaline Vent: Who Is Responsible for Abiogenesis?" BioEssays 40, no. 7 & 8. Pt. 1 (2018-07-05): https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201700179 Pt. 2 (2018-08-01): https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201700182 Lac Operon: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Lac_operon.jpg Sathi bhulakshmi 1840744, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Yaşar Demirel, "Information in Biological Systems and the Fluctuation Theorem," Entropy 16, no. 4 (2014): 1931–48, https://doi.org/10.3390/e16041931. Szallasi, et al., "System Modeling in Cellular Biology: From Concepts to Nuts and Bolts" (MIT Press, 2010). Replicating Machine: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Self-replicating_machine.png Peter J. Yost, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Moses, et al., "Robotic Self-Replication," Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 3, no. 1 (2020-05-03): 1–24, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-071819-010010. Lunar Probe: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Advanced_Automation_for_Space_Missions_figure_5-19.jpg NASA Conference Publication 2255 (1982), based on Advanced Automation Space Missions NASA study at Santa Clara University, June-August, 1980. Xavier, et al., "Systems Biology Perspectives on Minimal and Simpler Cells," Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 78, no. 3 (2014-09-01): 487, https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00050-13. Reeves, et al., "Survey of Engineering Models for Systems Biology," Computational Biology Journal (2016-01-18): 1, https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4106329. Rienzi, et al. , "The human gut and groundwater harbor non-photosynthetic bacteria belonging to a new candidate phylum sibling to Cyanobacteria", eLife 2013;2:e01102, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.01102; Fig 4, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01102.010 ~~~~~~ This podcast was done in collaboration with the CityRise Network. Subscribe to their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/CityRiseOrg ~ http://drjamestour.com Website - http://jmtour.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/drjamestour Facebook - http://facebook.com/drjamestour LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/drjamestour Instagram - http://instagram.com/drjamestour Snapchat - http://snapchat.com/add/drjamestour WeChat - @drjamestour