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Presumption of naturalism
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RE: Presumption of naturalism
(September 15, 2015 at 9:20 am)ChadWooters Wrote:
(September 15, 2015 at 1:51 am)Esquilax Wrote: Sorry, but why do we need a placeholder for the beginning of the universe at all, much less one as loaded as "supernatural"? Isn't "insufficient data," a cogent enough description of the state of affairs?

And what is that thing for which there is insufficient data? We can have an unclear picture of something while still acknowledging its existence.

So unclear that this thing for which there is insufficient data is purported to be known by deeds and dicta memorialized in a special book. Right.
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Presumption of naturalism - by Captain Scarlet - September 14, 2015 at 4:51 pm
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 14, 2015 at 5:09 pm
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 1:42 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 15, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 9:44 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 15, 2015 at 10:04 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Esquilax - September 15, 2015 at 1:51 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 15, 2015 at 9:03 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Neo-Scholastic - September 15, 2015 at 9:20 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Cato - September 15, 2015 at 10:30 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Esquilax - September 15, 2015 at 10:39 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 15, 2015 at 10:47 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Captain Scarlet - September 15, 2015 at 6:33 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Alex K - September 15, 2015 at 8:47 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by Kingpin - September 15, 2015 at 9:05 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by bennyboy - September 14, 2015 at 8:30 pm
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 10:24 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 10:33 am
RE: Presumption of naturalism - by robvalue - September 15, 2015 at 10:49 am

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