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From: "Wesley R. Elsberry" <welsberr>
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To: evolution@calvin.edu
Subject: Dembski, science, and claims
Cc: welsberr, william_dembski@baylor.edu


[Quote]

It is the empirical detectability of intelligent causes that
renders Intelligent Design a fully scientific theory, and
distinguishes it from the design arguments of philosophers, or
what has traditionally been called "natural theology." The
world contains events, objects, and structures which exhaust
the explanatory resources of undirected natural causes, and
which can be adequately explained only by recourse to
intelligent causes. Scientists are now in a position to
demonstrate this rigorously. Thus what has been a
long-standing philosophical intuition is now being cashed out
as a scientific research program.

[End Quote - WA Dembski, 
<http://www.discovery.org/viewDB/index.php3?program=CRSC&command=view&id=121>]

[Quote]

If not, I have no further argument--you will have to content
yourself with my scientific and philosophical analyses.

[End Quote - WA Dembski,
<http://www.discovery.org/viewDB/index.php3?program=CRSC&command=view&id=116>]

[Quote]

There exists a reliable criterion for detecting design.  This
criterion detects design strictly from observational features
of the world.  Moreover it belongs to probability and
complexity theory, not to metaphysics and theology.  And
although it cannot achieve logical demonstration it does
achieve statistical justification so compelling has to demand
assent.  This criterion is relevant to biology.  When applied
to the complex, information-rich structures of biology, it
detects design.  In particular the complexity-specification
criterion shows that Michael Behe's irreducibly complex
biochemical systems are designed.

[End Quote - WA Dembski, "Intelligent Design", pages 149-150.]



I hereby request a copy of the data showing the application of
the complexity-specification criterion to "the complex,
information-rich structures of biology" which is referenced
in the last quote.

Wesley