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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Let’s look at the case of Kepler more closely. He assumed circularity. Empirical evidence dissuaded him. What if he had had access to... -
The very word "philosopher" comes from Greek "lover of wisdom" or "lover of learning." For centuries the greatest scientists regarded...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Kepler’s metaphysical assumption was circular. He abandoned the idea via empiricism, a philosophical stance advanced by Hume. Everything...
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pood replied to the thread Define God.It is not a debate over definitions, but over how to interpret bare data. Which is philosophy. None. As noted, empiricism is a...
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pood replied to the thread Define God.The philosophical argument here is metaphysical supernaturalism vs. metaphysical naturalism, which I would prefer to call metaphysical...
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pood replied to the thread Define God.This discussion, though, is philosophy in action, and philosophy is always inevitable. Each side looks at the same bare empirical data...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.I’ve already gone over all this with multiple supporting examples.
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That the branch of the "sciences" most disconnected from active scientific research sometimes doesn't fire some people for hawking...
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No one has or would say that. Science is derived from philosophy, they aren't synonyms. And a great many such definitions have been...
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pood replied to the thread Define God.And a buffoon. A kind of supernatural Donald Trump.
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pood replied to the thread Define God.This is the best of all possible worlds that God could have created, according to Leibniz. God must be a real incompetent buffoon...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Empiricism in science is of course a philosophical stance deriving largely from Hume.
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.The circular orbit paradigm was itself no doubt inspired by a theological world view, in which it was thought God would use circles for...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Bare data about the world requires interpretation. Interpretation necessarily involves philosophy.
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Many of the great scientists drew inspiration from religion or mysticism. Kepler was deeply religious. Oppenheimer may have been...
