Age of Design/You are Designed Interview  | Dr. James Tour 2 - Podcast Ep.4

Is it really possible for mindless chemistry to build the alphabet of life and arrange it into a meaningful code?In this Age of Design special on the Genesis Science Report, David Rives and world–renowned chemist Dr. James Tour take the next step in our origin-of-life investigation: moving from DNA “letters” to a functional, coded message a cell can actually use.In this episode, we walk through DNA Fact #1 in our series on 5 Scientific DNA Facts Supporting Design:Fact 1: Prebiotic forces cannot create the basic DNA or RNA structure.Together we explore: • Why forming nucleotides (the building blocks of DNA and RNA) is far more difficult than the usual “primordial soup” story suggests • The sugar problem – why proposed prebiotic reactions don’t produce the right sugars in the right form or purity • How attaching the base, sugar, and phosphate in the correct way is a major unsolved hurdle for any naturalistic origin-of-life model • Why attempts to polymerize RNA on clays or surfaces lead to branching, wrong linkages, and chains that wouldn’t work in a real cell • The information problem – even if you had working nucleotides, random strings don’t produce meaningful biological “words” or proteins • Why “just wait a long time” doesn’t work: fragile molecules break down in water, heat, UV, and real-world conditions • What meteorites actually bring—and why mixed, impure organic sludge is chemically useless without enzymes or an existing cell • The challenge of chirality (handedness) in amino acids, sugars, and other biomolecules, and why unguided processes can’t solve itBig picture? Having parts on the table is not the same as getting a message on the page. The deeper we look into DNA’s chemistry and code, the less room there is for blind chance—and the more design comes into view.👉 Learn more and explore all 5 DNA facts at: https://ageofdesign.com👉 Subscribe and share if you want honest, plain-talk science that tests big claims instead of repeating outdated textbook stories.You are not an accident. You are designed. Welcome to the Age of Design.⸻Visit https://www.ageofdesign.com to seek the TRUTH!!!Dr. James Tour joins Age of Design and the Genesis Science Network. 🎥 https://genesissciencenetwork.com Link to full segment: ​⁠@age-of-Design: ​⁠ https://youtu.be/uTzNypcns88?si=EiuM3uqHhM46VuDoLink to full episode @DavidRivesMinistries: https://youtu.be/-c3DSo9iuDk?si=j9IgprIVkV-ngb4aLink to Interview: @DrJamesTour: DNA, Design, and the Impossible Odds — Dr. James Tour and David Rives: https://youtu.be/gHdXCyRPXvkShop Age of Design: https://ageofdesign.shopTuesdays 8PM CST, genesissciencenetwork.com or RumbleLink to Ep1 full segment: ​⁠ https://youtu.be/UOH2RhKMQ0Y?si=McpIzbmOEk5zwWWOLink to Ep1 full episode: https://youtu.be/zW4pG_EB9Qk?si=O6lchFjby7KMgn2GYouTube youtube.com/@age-of-designFacebookFacebook.com/ageofdesignInstagramInstagram.com/age.of.designTikTokTikTok.com/age.of.design‍ ‍https://www.tiktok.com/@age.of.design?_t=ZP-8vfrBSGoJ6l&_r=1XX.com/age_of_design