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posted 03. November 2002 21:53

No Free Lunch Reading Group - Starts Tomorrow
http://www.iscid.org/nofreelunch.php

The online discussion with William Dembski regarding his newest book _No Free Lunch: Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased Without Intelligence_ starts tomorrow, November 4th. Extending through November 30th, participants will be given a reading schedule (see below) and will have the opportunity to engage Dembski in an ongoing online discussion forum.

This discussion is free for ISCID members and $15.00 for non-members. Included in the $15.00 fee is a live chat with Dembski on November 21st at 9pm Eastern.

More information can be found here:
http://www.iscid.org/nofreelunch.php

The Reading Schedule:

Week 1 (November 4-10):
Preface
Chapter 1: The Third Mode of Explanation
Chapter 2: Another Way to Detect Design?

Week 2 (November 11-17):
Chapter 3: Specified Complexity as Information

Week 3 (November 18-24):
Chapter 4: Evolutionary Algorithms

Week 4 (November 25-30):
Chapter 5: The Emergence of Irreducibly Complex Systems
Chapter 6: Design as a Scientific Research Program

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