Talk:Explanatory filter

If you're going to redirect this page to the Design Interface, then you need to insert a section into the Design Interface that explains the filter. It's only mentioned in passing, with no explanation as to what it is. When you search for explanatory filter in Wikipedia, it is very hard to find a definition, hence why I created the page.


 * It's the Design Inference, and it already includes discussion of this obscure and self-asserted piece of 'profundity'. The term 'Explanatory filter' really has no notability outside the context of this book & Dembski's claim of Specified complexity‎, so it in no way deserves an article of its own. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, so there is no reason to expect it to contain a definition of every obscure crackpot claim. HrafnTalkStalk 14:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Look, I don't agree with it either. But calling him an "obscure crackpot" isn't exactly being unbiased.  All I'm saying is that ID people may reference the explanatory filter without mentioning the book.  Therefore the filter should be able to be found on wikipedia.  I'm fine with this page redirecting to the other one, but I'm going to add in a clear definition of the filter there.  I hope you don't have a problem with that.


 * I did not call Dembski an "obscure crackpot", I called his 'Explanatory Filter' an "obscure crackpot claim". Having read up further on it I would say it has all the logical coherence and statistical insight of a bowel movement. I will however discuss my issues on Talk:The Design Inference, where they belong. HrafnTalkStalk 05:17, 5 May 2008 (UTC)