Tag: reasoning
Three Types of Science: Inferential Science
Kirk Durston explains how such reasoning can be used effectively as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information.
Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps
A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist.
No. 6 Story of 2023: On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris
Yes, the irony here is palpable, and I’ve long been critical of Harris’s view of free will as an illusion.
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.
On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris
Rather than refute Harris by pointing out why his statement scores high on the irony meter, I thought I’d ask ChatGPT to do it for me.