# Eric Holloway: Honest Questions on Information Theory

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/eric-holloway-honest-questions-on-information-theory/1641>\
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**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/eric-holloway-honest-questions-on-information-theory/1641 "2018-09-14T13:50:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![EricMH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/ericmh/32/679_2.png) [@EricMH](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/EricMH)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/eric-holloway-honest-questions-on-information-theory/1641/15 "2018-09-15T23:30:50Z")

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> [@swamidass](#):
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> @EricMH you seem to be making an honest effort to bridge the gap of understanding between us. I’ve been engaging with you for a while now. I’m going to be thinking carefully about how to most efficiently and clearly make the point to you, given how you specifically are thinking about this.
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> I’m not sure when I’ll get time and inspiration. I don’t want you to think I’m blowing you off either. I think its possible we could turn the corner together on this.

Great. I’ll continue working on the experiments you suggested. But, I think the main takeaway from this exchange is there is empirical work that can be done on this question, which is the minimal ID position. At the very least, ID can be empirically shown to be wrong and falsified, which would be great. And that makes ID a scientific hypothesis, though a potentially wrong headed hypothesis.

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