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Can Scientists Infer About Naturalism And Its Limitations?

July 18, 2009 – 12:03 am

John Pieret is not thrilled with Sean Carroll’s foray into the philosophy of science and metaphysics from Thursday. Particularly, he is (rightly) critical of Carroll’s dismissal of major theories of scientific demarcation as mere “mottos” and his apparently unnuanced and uncritical preference for Occam’s Razor in all cases.  Only in the final paragraph does he [...]

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Science And Supernatural Hypotheses, Present and Possible Future

July 16, 2009 – 2:12 pm

Via PZ Myers, comes a long and recommendable argument by Sean Carroll on the philosophy of science and how scientific understanding of the world thus far precludes any room for miracles (thus making the religion and science incompatible).  Excerpted from the much longer article with interesting things on the philosophy of science which I recommend [...]

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Dawkins vs. Collins (Obama's New NIH Selection)

July 13, 2009 – 5:10 pm

RichardDawkins.net has reprinted a 2006 debate between Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins, the prominent (and now powerful) proponent of compatibility between religion and science who has recently been selected by Obama to head up the NIH.  The article has some really interesting moments, so I recommend you read it in full.  Here is what I [...]

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The History Of The Universe With Physicist Michio Kaku

July 6, 2009 – 9:51 pm

Five Videos, start with this one: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geJa5ZFO1JU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01] Thanks to Atheist Media Blog.

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