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Scientism & Philosophical Arguments
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RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments
(December 14, 2015 at 8:16 pm)SteveII Wrote:
(December 14, 2015 at 7:38 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Which doesn't answer my question, which is how you determined that information to be specified, as opposed to what it usually is, which is a post hoc understanding of patterns, occurring in minds? And for that matter, why do you think it's at all relevant to whether or not it was designed, given that information can also just be derived from ultimately unguided processes working under consistent patterns? 
According to Dembski, complex sequences are those that exhibit an irregular and improbable arrangement that defies expression by a simple rule or algorithm. A specification, on the other hand, is a match or correspondence between a physical system or sequence and a set of independent functional requirements or constraints. Link

Dembski's ideas have been examined thoroughly and found to be lacking. A bold attempt, but a failure. I too would like to see an example of a 'specification' that is something more than a folksy analogy.
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Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by SteveII - December 14, 2015 at 9:52 am
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by The Grand Nudger - December 14, 2015 at 9:57 am
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by SteveII - December 14, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Alex K - December 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm
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RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Natachan - December 14, 2015 at 10:53 am
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RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Aoi Magi - December 14, 2015 at 11:50 am
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RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Anomalocaris - December 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Longhorn - December 14, 2015 at 12:11 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by SteveII - December 14, 2015 at 12:16 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Whateverist - December 14, 2015 at 1:33 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by Esquilax - December 14, 2015 at 1:41 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by The Grand Nudger - December 14, 2015 at 12:19 pm
RE: Scientism & Philosophical Arguments - by SteveII - December 14, 2015 at 12:27 pm
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