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Does Science Presume Naturalism?

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Does Science Presume Naturalism?
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RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism?
December 27, 2013 at 5:58 pm
(December 15, 2013 at 11:05 pm)MindForgedManacle Wrote: Basically, do you think science has a commitment to metaphysical naturalism, or at least methodological naturalism?
For me, I would say, technically no it does not.

Under ideal conditions, if you start your investigation into something and automatically either...
A) assume there must be a 'natural' explanation for it and it can not involve anything supernatural or extranatural or divine, etc or
B) assume that there is no 'natural' explanation for it and therefore it must be supernatural or extranatural or divine, etc
...you are technically not doing science.
Science simply starts with "What is this?" and goes wherever the path takes it.
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Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by MindForgedManacle - December 15, 2013 at 11:05 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by JohnCrichton72 - December 15, 2013 at 11:13 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Napoléon - December 15, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by JohnCrichton72 - December 16, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 15, 2013 at 11:25 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by JohnCrichton72 - December 16, 2013 at 12:30 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Angrboda - December 16, 2013 at 2:49 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 16, 2013 at 10:27 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by bennyboy - December 16, 2013 at 12:08 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by bennyboy - December 16, 2013 at 2:39 am
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by LalalaTabby - December 27, 2013 at 2:26 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by LostLocke - December 27, 2013 at 5:58 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Anomalocaris - December 27, 2013 at 6:46 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by FreeTony - December 28, 2013 at 8:02 pm
RE: Does Science Presume Naturalism? - by Zen Badger - December 28, 2013 at 8:13 pm

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