(November 17, 2018 at 4:49 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Even the bolded bit is anachronistic. Logical deduction is the operation of a natural organ..and it's notoriously unreliable. The whole enterprise of science was constructed to reduce the gravity of that fact.
While I agree that a particular conclusion may stray far from the original facts, this is a matter of a particular arrangement (whether it's conclusion is natural or other than). And requires addressing those particulars. It's not a reason for a philosophy of methodological naturalism I think you will find difficulty in removing that natural organ from the equation however. And again, logical inferences do seem to be a part of what is considered science, as well as deductive arguments. If not; you are only left with the data.
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
