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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1743)12/21/2005 3:13:50 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 2253
 
I would say that their particular scientific world view requires a disbelief in the supernatural, but to say THE scientific world view requires such a disbelief is to say that no one with such a belief has a scientific world view. I think that slanders many good scientists, and also attempts to apply science outside its area of competence.

Tim



To: Brumar89 who wrote (1743)12/21/2005 3:35:48 PM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2253
 
In her view and many other scientists, the scientific world view does require a disbelief in anything supernatural

And she would be correct - as a matter of methodology. Nothing inherent in science (which is only a method, after all) requires disbelief in the supernatural in order to practice science. It may engender a healthy skepticism of it, though.

Derek


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