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Two ways to participate:
1. Weekly meeting at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ (contact jenbk@iscid.org for details)
2. Daily from July 7th - August 3rd, on our online discussion board

Join ISCID in the month of July for an online discussion and live chat with Del Ratzsch regarding his newest book Nature, Design, and Science:The Status of Design in Natural Science. Starting July 1st and extending through July 31st, participants will be given a reading schedule and will have the opportunity to engage Dr. Ratzsch in an online discussion forum.

In Nature, Design, and Science, Ratzsch develops a definition of design, defends a general criterion for scientific legitimacy, and argues that in some cases the concept of intelligent design can meet the relevant requirements for scientific legitimacy.

On July 24th ISCID will host a live chat event with Del Ratzsch in conjunction with the month long discussion of his book Nature, Design, and Science:The Status of Design in Natural Science. We recommend logging in to test the system before the date of the chat.

Members of ISCID are able to participate in both the discussion and subsequent online chat free of charge. Non-members will be charged $15.00.

Both members and non-members must sign-up by clicking here. Applications will be considered immediately.

Order the book from ISCID for $15.99
(as compared to Amazon $19.95)

Reading and Discussion Schedule:

Week 1: July 7 - 13

Preface ~ vii - viii
Introduction ~ ix - x
Section I: Design Basics ~ 3 - 24

Week 2 & 3: July 14 - 27

Section II
Supernatural Design ~ 27 - 76

Week 4 & 5: July 28 - August 10

Section III
Boundaries of Scientific Legitimacy ~ 79 - 102

Week 6 and 7: August 11 - August 24

Section IV
The Permissibility Question ~ 105 - 151

 Week 8: August 25 - August 31

Appendix
Dembski's Design Inference ~ 153 - 168