RE: Atheist VS Naturalist - the latter sounds more appealing to me...
June 1, 2020 at 6:55 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2020 at 6:56 pm by possibletarian.)
(June 1, 2020 at 5:20 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(June 1, 2020 at 5:05 pm)Belacqua Wrote: The passage I quoted isn't a comprehensive description of the scientific method. It's about methodological naturalism. I thought it was strange that you repeatedly advocate methodological naturalism while denying that such a thing is necessary.
I'm glad you've come around to my position on this.
I've said repeatedly that things have natures, and that if they do only what is in accord with their natures then the thing is natural. I've pointed out that many Christians say that God is natural because he only is and does in accord with his nature.
You resisted this at first but it seems we agree on this part now.
I'd change that slightly and say that *if* God exists, he/she/it is natural.
Maybe if god could be observed in some way then it would be natural. made up definitions for a god don't constitute a nature.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
