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To: PatrickHenry; Diamond; All
A good idea.

Briefly, I post ten pictures of my choosing. Diamond, as the player, judges whether or not those objects are designed or not, according to Dembski's design inference. I post the pictures one at a time, he posts his verdict, and then his rationale behind each verdict. He is free to solicit advice or assistance from any source he sees fit - the only information that is off-limits is historical knowledge of whether a thing is designed or not. Using the same example from the previous thread, he cannot reason that a car is designed by using the fact that he once visited a car factory, or because he happens to know someone who designs cars - each object must be evaluated strictly on its own merits, by examining its inherent properties and qualities. Aside from that, he can use any method of analysis he likes. And at the end, we'll discuss the cases more fully.

Anyone is free to formulate an opinion if they wish, but Diamond is the only player, and the only person whose opinion counts right now, so if anyone out there wishes to toss their two cents in, I recommend it either be directed to him, or held until we complete all ten items. Personally, though, I suggest that anyone who might want to offer assistance to him wait for him to state for himself whether or not he wishes to receive unsolicited advice, before flooding him with messages out of the blue.

11 posted on 03/03/2003 2:17:05 PM PST by general_re (Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.)
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To: general_re
inferential placemarker
16 posted on 03/03/2003 3:37:08 PM PST by longshadow
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