Tag: philosophy
Intelligent Design’s Utility Is Highlighted in a New Volume, Engineering and the Ultimate
Lead editor Jonathan Bartlett opens the volume by pointing out that the U.S. has been heavily influenced by the pragmatic philosophy of William James.
A Materialist’s 3/4 Search for Truth
Only humans pursue truth. It is one of our exceptional attributes.
Fallacies of Contemporary Neuroscience: "A Vast Collection of Answers, with No Memory of the Questions"
Here is a stunningly accurate way to describe the modern fallacy of attributing mental acts to physical brain processes.
But Who Needs Reality-Based Thinking Anyway? Not the New Cosmologists
A question arises: If, in the multiverse (especially the many worlds version) everything possible is true, why do cosmologists trash traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs? Because there is a critical catch …
Scientism and Bertrand Russell’s Neutral Monism
Russell was an atheist, but not a materialist. His observations on philosophy of the mind are of surprising relevance today.