Occams Hatchet and Is Materialism "Special"

[bennyboy]

Your contempt for science through straw is showing.  

I don't have contempt for science. I don't even have contempt for the study of neural correlates for behaviors. I do, however, have a slight contempt for the conflation of assumptions and conclusions. I guess I just don't like circles very much.

Don't backpedal now.  You're disputing our experience, and you see no value in the non-science.  Own it.  Now you may have an arbitrary position on how many assumptions to make, that;s your business..but I;ve been pretty clear about how many assumptions I would make, what type, and why.

I'm not disputing your experience. I'm disputing your interpretation of your experience, and in particular the philosophical stance which while related to it in some sense, isn't really required.

I would like you to stop saying that I have a contempt for science, because that is not true. In fact, I respect science enough not to abuse it by conflating science with other branches of philosophy.