RE: Can't seem to let go
March 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: March 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm by tavarish.)
(March 26, 2010 at 3:53 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: If I understand it correctly, methodological naturalism denies spirituality and is therefore an insufficient philosophy.
By what standard? It has no say in supernatural claims.
Would you use geography to solve a math problem? It's different methods to evaluate different claims.
Supernatural claims have a huge issue in distinguishing their validity. Since the claims are highly subjective, no assessment can be made in terms of their truth value.
(March 26, 2010 at 3:53 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: If you don't deny spirituality you're not a naturalist (as in deny nature).
Metaphysical naturalist. Look it up. Also spirituality as a psychological concept can be evaluated and observed within methodological naturalism. Sam Harris actually talks at length about this very thing at AAI 2007. It's on YouTube.
(March 26, 2010 at 3:53 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Apologies, of course you don't necessarily deny spirituality as an atheist, it's sorta adolescent theism
How is that adolescent theism?