Intelligent Design and The NFL Theorem
See also: Neo-creationismThe folkloric NFL theorem is often invoked by intelligent design proponents Robert J. Marks II and William Dembski as supporting intelligent design and Dembski's concept of specified complexity which he claims is evidence of design. Many in the scientific community have rejected both the notions of specified complexity and that the no free lunch theorem supports intelligent design.
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