Questions tagged [naturalism]
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Is naturalism the null hypothesis?
If one is not able to come up with a reason to believe anything supernatural, should one “by default” assume naturalism to be true? Or should one remain completely agnostic?
If I see a person hitting a baseball, should I by default assume that…
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Barring miracles, can anything in principle ever establish the existence of the supernatural?
Before moving on with my question, I want to note that by supernatural I mean anything that would be considered a cause not known to be operating under known natural laws. Sure, if pigs started flying tomorrow, there may be an unknown natural…
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Can fate occur without god?
Suppose that X is fated to occur at a particular time in the universe’s history. Can this process occur naturalistically? Or can it only be done by God?
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Are constellations "artificial kinds"?
To say that a kind is natural, rather than artificial or arbitrary,
means, minimally, that it reflects some relevant aspects of the world
and not only the interests of, or facts about, the classifiers. The
expression “footwear under $100,” for…
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Why does Naturalistic philosophy of science potentially encounter a circularity problem that foundationalist theories would not encounter?
Not exactly sure what the circularity problem is and how naturalism could encounter it?
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Intrinsic and provisional methodological naturalism
Could anyone possibly show me simply what is the concept of the bold part? Or, if you can paraphrase the following so that I can get its idea more simply? I couldn't find any article or source as to the following.
Boudry et al. -2010- distinguish…
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How can one justify that wider explanatory power makes a certain explanation more likely?
Suppose I win the lottery today. I tell myself that this was because God helped me win. Suppose I play the lottery next year and lose. I tell myself that this was because God wanted me to lose.
Either way, I attribute both my win and loss to this…
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