Over at Telic Thoughts, Bilbo asks the following question:

can we expect to find some concrete proposals for research for FLE, or any other ID hypothesis, in the book?

FLE stands for front-loading evolution, the hypothesis that the first cells were designed to exploit and channel evolution.

The Design Matrix: A Consilience of Clues is intended to be the first part of a three volume set. In this first volume, I outline a novel way of approaching Intelligent Design and Evolution, including a means to assess a design inference that would intersect with research possibilities. This particular book is not “about” front-loading evolution, but does contain a fairly detailed analysis that outlines the logic of FLE and how it is connected to ID. The subsequent volumes will attempt to outline a detailed hypothesis about the past that involves Intelligent Design and Front-Loading. Whether they churn out “concrete” proposals for research remains to be seen.

If anyone else has questions about the book, feel free to post them.