Thought Provoker
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Joined: April 2007
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Hi Richardthughes,
As it so happens, I know how Mike Gene would respond to your questions.
| Quote | Here’s a skeptical response from someone on another forum who did not read the book
“What does a a score of 3 mean in terms of statistical confidence of design?”
Nothing. The Matrix does not pretend to be a statistical test.
“What's to stop different people scoring differently.”
Nothing at all. Just put your score on the table. And then explain and defend it. Complaints about the Matrix are just that – complaints. Ya either play or come up with all kinds of nervous excuses for not playing.
“Each measures equal weight in the reckoning means they are equally important. How do you know that?”
We don’t. But you have to start somewhere. The Matrix is all part of “the beginning of a journey.” We could indeed try to assign more weight to some criteria than others. Yet remember that I did not invent these criteria. All four criteria have been used by ID proponents in one context or another. And more importantly, all four criteria have been used by anti-design thinkers in one context of another. An assault on the Matrix is an assault on *both* ID and anti-ID arguments from the last 100 years.
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I should have asked Mike's permission to do this, but I didn't. You see, you don't respect him and I suspect the feeling is mutual.
As for what Mike would tell you to do with your bridge, I will leave that up to your imagination.
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