Tag: knowledge
Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens
Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis.
Brian Keating: Getting Nervous About “Follow the Science”
These are EXCELLENT. I would say the themes of all three have to do with the importance of not worshipping scientists or imagining that science is infallible.
Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim
Why should Sabine Hossenfelder think for a moment that anything that occurs to her has any correspondence to truth?
C. S. Lewis Foresaw Scientism’s Totalitarian Potential
According to Lewis, science steps dangerously outside its bounds when it assumes it has all knowledge, especially moral knowledge.
Stephen Meyer: Why Scientists Resist Intelligent Design, and More
“A lot of scientists, because of the influence of materialism, are inured to the reality of their own minds and therefore of minds in general.”