RE: Dembski and Caesar cyphers

From: Dr. Blake Nelson (bnelson301@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Nov 24 2002 - 15:17:28 EST

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    --- Glenn Morton <glenn.morton@btinternet.com> wrote:
    (SNIP)
    >
    > No, Dembski is not claiming to detect design in all
    > cases. But I have shown
    > that he can't rule out design in any conceivable
    > case. Thus, every single
    > case is a possible case of design. Dembski cites
    > 'side knowledge' as being
    > the deciding factor for design. Such side knowledge
    > is subjective or
    > equivalent to having been told that the object is
    > designed.

    Glenn, this will be my last attempt at trying to
    clarify this. Using the analogy of the experimental
    method, in any experiment, you cannot rule out one
    hypothesis in any conceivable case. Thus, if
    Dembski's failing is this, it is also the failing of
    all modern, experimental science. That is the nature
    of statistical inference.

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