Tag: naturalism
A Tendentious Appeal for Methodological Naturalism
Dawes and Smith say they’re simply describing (as a “matter of fact”) the history of science.
Commonweal Misrepresents Isaac Newton, Intelligent Design
Newton was arguing from science, not religion. But that doesn’t fit the Epicurean mythos that religion opposes naturalism while science confirms it.
Free Will Denial and PreCrimes
If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well.
Naturalism and Self-Refutation
How much does Gödel’s incompleteness theorem weigh? What is the physics of non-contradiction? How many millimeters long is Tom Clark’s argument for naturalism?
Can the Rot of Naturalism Be Stopped? Relating Information to Matter and Energy Might Help
A New Yorker obit for naturalist atheist philosopher Jerry Fodor noted Fodor’s dismissal of the “natural selection” cult but, surprisingly, did not offer polite contempt.