Tag: philosophy
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.
Not Only Is Earth One Nice Planet Among Many, but Our Entire Universe Is Lost in a Crowd
Just as humans are merely one accidentally evolved animal among many, our universe is simply one accidentally evolved universe among many.
C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason
If naturalism is true, then we ought not to trust our capacity for reason, and so, ought not to trust arguments in favor of naturalism.
Behold, Countless Earths Sail the Galaxies … That Is, if You Would Only Believe
Could exoplanets support life that has a different chemical composition? Absent details about the composition, who knows?
What Has Materialism Done for Science? Introducing “Science Fictions”
As a journalist who has covered the intelligent design controversy for 12 years, I ended up asking a question repeatedly: What exactly has materialism done for science?