Right and I stand by that. But if one does attach high significance to credentials (as you and others do) then surely Tour trounces “Dave” yes? by your own emphasis of credentials Dave can be dismissed, yes?
I am pointing out how the oft seen demand for credentials was readily sidelined when I presented James Tour.
Of course Tour doesn’t (and nor do I) argue that his credentials prove him right, he has pretty involved scientific justifications for his position which is that abiogenesis is a fantasy, a fairytale.